Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 21, 2024· Updated Apr 8, 2026
MailChimp for Wordpress <= 4.9.16 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
CVE-2024-8680
Description
The MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to, and including, 4.9.16 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 injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
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Affected products
3- Range: <=4.9.16
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References
5- github.com/ibericode/mailchimp-for-wordpress/blob/main/includes/views/parts/lists-overview-details.phpmitre
- github.com/ibericode/mailchimp-for-wordpress/commit/60c6bfc260a7974f791af1d4ad4a032a3e0bdd3cmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mailchimp-for-wp/trunk/includes/views/parts/lists-overview-details.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changesetmitre
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/aa464547-0380-4b91-a5ea-0cd9a66da7a7mitre
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