CVE-2024-1977: The Restaurant Solutions – Checklist plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the

Routine

MEDIUM 4.4DOWNGRADE

CVE-2024-1977 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 4.4) affecting restaurant solutions - checklist. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

The Restaurant Solutions – Checklist plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Checklist points in version 1.0.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installatio

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	4.4 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	High
Privileges needed	High
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.4% (top 64%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-79
Published	2024-02-29
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): Wordfence · Vendor: josephlopreste

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2024-02-29 06:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 07:05 UTCUpdated Record last modified

josephlopreste restaurant solutions - checklist DOWNGRADE

Affected: 1.0.0

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 1.0.0

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy restaurant-solutions---checklist || rpm -q restaurant-solutions---checklist || restaurant-solutions---checklist --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 1.0.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison restaurant-solutions---checklist sudo apt install restaurant-solutions---checklist=<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0.0> sudo apt-mark hold restaurant-solutions---checklist

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list restaurant-solutions---checklist sudo dnf downgrade restaurant-solutions---checklist-<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0.0> sudo dnf versionlock add restaurant-solutions---checklist

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2024-1977?

restaurant solutions - checklist: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2024-1977 being exploited?

CVE-2024-1977 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2024-1977 affect?

CVE-2024-1977 affects restaurant solutions - checklist. Severity is medium (CVSS 4.4). The Restaurant Solutions – Checklist plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Checklist points in version 1.0.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenti

How urgent is CVE-2024-1977?

Priority 29/100. Public exploit reference

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