CVE-2024-8989

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.34% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 27.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

6.4 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2024-10-01 07:30Z1 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-04-08 17:16Z4 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-09-18

Assigning CNA

Wordfence

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.4)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

3b70ddbf12c042918ee72cb88b40b9fd109102be9b4cc85ee3bc08e3fd0a23ec

• www.wordfence.comhttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b406f0b8-16b5-49ca-88d8-7717bef1ae61?source=cve
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/stars-testimonials-with-slider-and-masonry-grid/trunk/plugin.class.php#L1281
• wordpress.orghttps://wordpress.org/plugins/stars-testimonials-with-slider-and-masonry-grid/#developers
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3159818/#file8
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3159818/