CVE-2024-39682: Cooked is a recipe plugin for WordPress

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-39682?

cooked: upgrade to 1.8.0. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2024-39682 being exploited?

CVE-2024-39682 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-2024-39682 affect?

CVE-2024-39682 affects cooked. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.4). Cooked is a recipe plugin for WordPress. The Cooked plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to HTML Injection in versions up to, and including, 1.7.15.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This vulnerability allows authen

Q: How urgent is CVE-2024-39682?

Priority 35/100. Public exploit reference

Routine

MEDIUM 6.4UPGRADE

CVE-2024-39682 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.4) affecting cooked. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Cooked is a recipe plugin for WordPress. The Cooked plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to HTML Injection in versions up to, and including, 1.7.15.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level access and above to inject arbitrary HTML in pages that will be shown whenever a user accesses a compromised page. This issue has been addressed in release version 1.8.0

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	6.4 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.4% (top 70%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-116, CWE-79
Published	2024-07-18
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): GitHub, Inc. · Vendor: boxystudio

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

Am I affected?

Timeline

2024-07-18 01:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 07:42 UTCUpdated Record last modified

boxystudio cooked UPGRADE

Affected: < 1.8.0

Fixed in: 1.8.0

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy cooked || rpm -q cooked || cooked --version

2. UPGRADE to 1.8.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade cooked

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade cooked

Note

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

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2024-39682?

cooked: upgrade to 1.8.0. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2024-39682 being exploited?

CVE-2024-39682 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-2024-39682 affect?

CVE-2024-39682 affects cooked. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.4). Cooked is a recipe plugin for WordPress. The Cooked plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to HTML Injection in versions up to, and including, 1.7.15.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This vulnerability allows authen

How urgent is CVE-2024-39682?

Priority 35/100. Public exploit reference

Software pages

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References

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