CVE-2024-5448: The PayPal Pay Now, Buy Now, Donation and Cart Buttons Shortcode WordPress plugin through 1.7 does not validat

Q: Is CVE-2024-5448 being exploited?

CVE-2024-5448 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-2024-5448 affect?

CVE-2024-5448 affects paypal pay now\, buy now\, donation and cart buttons shortcode. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.4). The PayPal Pay Now, Buy Now, Donation and Cart Buttons Shortcode WordPress plugin through 1.7 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could

Q: How urgent is CVE-2024-5448?

Priority 30/100. Public exploit reference

Routine

MEDIUM 5.4UPGRADE

CVE-2024-5448 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.4) affecting paypal pay now\, buy now\, donation and cart buttons shortcode. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

The PayPal Pay Now, Buy Now, Donation and Cart Buttons Shortcode WordPress plugin through 1.7 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks

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	0.3% (top 76%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-79
Published	2024-06-21
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): WPScan · Vendor: mohsinrasool

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

Am I affected?

Timeline

2024-06-21 06:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 08:15 UTCUpdated Record last modified

mohsinrasool paypal pay now\, buy now\, donation and cart buttons shortcode UPGRADE

Affected: <= 1.7

Fixed in: newer than 1.7

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy paypal-pay-now-buy-now-donation-and-cart-buttons-shortcode || rpm -q paypal-pay-now-buy-now-donation-and-cart-buttons-shortcode || paypal-pay-now-buy-now-donation-and-cart-buttons-shortcode --version

2. UPGRADE to newer than 1.7 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade paypal-pay-now-buy-now-donation-and-cart-buttons-shortcode

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade paypal-pay-now-buy-now-donation-and-cart-buttons-shortcode

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-2024-5448?

paypal pay now\, buy now\, donation and cart buttons shortcode: upgrade to newer than 1.7. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2024-5448 being exploited?

CVE-2024-5448 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-2024-5448 affect?

CVE-2024-5448 affects paypal pay now\, buy now\, donation and cart buttons shortcode. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.4). The PayPal Pay Now, Buy Now, Donation and Cart Buttons Shortcode WordPress plugin through 1.7 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could

How urgent is CVE-2024-5448?

Priority 30/100. Public exploit reference

Software pages

WordPress vulnerabilities

Related CVEs

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