CVE-2024-2643: The Floating Notification Bar, Sticky Menu on Scroll, Announcement Banner, and Sticky Header for Any WordPre
CVE-2024-2643 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 4.8) affecting my sticky bar. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.
The Floating Notification Bar, Sticky Menu on Scroll, Announcement Banner, and Sticky Header for Any WordPress plugin before 2.6.8 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
Why this priority
- Public exploit reference
A fixed release or distro patch exists.
Risk facts
| CVSS score | 4.8 (Medium) |
| Attack vector | Network (remote) |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges needed | High |
| User interaction | Required |
| EPSS exploit chance | 0.4% (top 71%) |
| CISA exploited list | No |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| Published | 2025-05-15 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score
Am I affected?
Timeline
- Published CVE record published
- Updated Record last modified
Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.
Quick answers
How do I fix CVE-2024-2643?
my sticky bar: upgrade to 2.6.8. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.
Is CVE-2024-2643 being exploited?
CVE-2024-2643 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-2024-2643 affect?
CVE-2024-2643 affects my sticky bar. Severity is medium (CVSS 4.8). The Floating Notification Bar, Sticky Menu on Scroll, Announcement Banner, and Sticky Header for Any WordPress plugin before 2.6.8 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to
How urgent is CVE-2024-2643?
Priority 29/100. Public exploit reference
Software pages
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