CVE-2024-41816: Cooked is a recipe plugin for WordPress

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-41816?

cooked: upgrade to 1.8.1. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2024-41816 being exploited?

CVE-2024-41816 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-2024-41816 affect?

CVE-2024-41816 affects cooked. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.4). Cooked is a recipe plugin for WordPress. The Cooked plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via the ‘[cooked-timer]’ shortcode in versions up to, and including, 1.8.0 due to insufficient input sanitizatio

Q: How urgent is CVE-2024-41816?

Priority 32/100. Public exploit reference

Routine

MEDIUM 5.4UPGRADE

CVE-2024-41816 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.4) 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 Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via the ‘[cooked-timer]’ shortcode in versions up to, and including, 1.8.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access and above to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses a compromised

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.4 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	Required
EPSS exploit chance	0.4% (top 68%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-79
Published	2024-08-05
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

2024-08-05 20:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 07:48 UTCUpdated Record last modified

boxystudio cooked UPGRADE

Affected: < 1.8.1

Fixed in: 1.8.1

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

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

2. UPGRADE to 1.8.1 (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-2024-41816?

cooked: upgrade to 1.8.1. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2024-41816 being exploited?

CVE-2024-41816 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-2024-41816 affect?

CVE-2024-41816 affects cooked. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.4). Cooked is a recipe plugin for WordPress. The Cooked plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via the ‘[cooked-timer]’ shortcode in versions up to, and including, 1.8.0 due to insufficient input sanitizatio

How urgent is CVE-2024-41816?

Priority 32/100. Public exploit reference

Software pages

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References

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