CVE-2024-35756: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

A Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in CeiKay Tooltip CK (tooltip-ck) WordPress plugin affecting versions up to 2.2.15. The vulnerability was reported on April 8, 2024, and publicly disclosed on June 7, 2024 (Patchstack).

The vulnerability is classified as an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (CWE-79). It has received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.8 (Medium) from NIST with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N, while Patchstack assigned a slightly higher score of 5.9 (Medium) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L (NVD).

The vulnerability allows attackers to inject malicious scripts, including redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into the website. These injected scripts will be executed when visitors access the affected site (Patchstack).

The vulnerability requires administrator privileges to exploit, making it less likely to be exploited in the wild. It is classified as a stored XSS vulnerability, meaning the malicious payload persists in the application's storage (Patchstack).

As of the latest reports, no official fix is available for this vulnerability. Given the low severity impact and the requirement of administrative privileges, the risk is considered relatively low (Patchstack).