CVE-2024-2963: The Pocket News Generator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-2963?

pocket news generator: upgrade to newer than 0.2.0. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2024-2963 being exploited?

CVE-2024-2963 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2024-2963 affect?

CVE-2024-2963 affects pocket news generator. Severity is medium (CVSS 4.4). The Pocket News Generator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings such as "Consumer Key" and "Access Token" in all versions up to, and including, 0.2.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and

Q: How urgent is CVE-2024-2963?

Priority 22/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Routine

MEDIUM 4.4UPGRADE

CVE-2024-2963 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 4.4) affecting pocket news generator. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

The Pocket News Generator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings such as "Consumer Key" and "Access Token" in all versions up to, and including, 0.2.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an inject

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	4.4 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	High
Privileges needed	High
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.3% (top 75%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-79
Published	2024-03-29
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): Wordfence · Vendor: logicore

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

Am I affected?

Timeline

2024-03-29 07:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 07:25 UTCUpdated Record last modified

logicore pocket news generator UPGRADE

Affected: <= 0.2.0

Fixed in: newer than 0.2.0

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy pocket-news-generator || rpm -q pocket-news-generator || pocket-news-generator --version

2. UPGRADE to newer than 0.2.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade pocket-news-generator

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade pocket-news-generator

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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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-2024-2963?

pocket news generator: upgrade to newer than 0.2.0. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2024-2963 being exploited?

CVE-2024-2963 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-2024-2963 affect?

CVE-2024-2963 affects pocket news generator. Severity is medium (CVSS 4.4). The Pocket News Generator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings such as "Consumer Key" and "Access Token" in all versions up to, and including, 0.2.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and

How urgent is CVE-2024-2963?

Priority 22/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Software pages

WordPress vulnerabilities

Related CVEs

CVE-2024-2964 MEDIUM 5.4 UPGRADE The Pocket News Generator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up

References

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