Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Tarteaucitron WordPress Plugin
CVE-2024-11718

5.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Tarteaucitron-WP
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 May 2025

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2024-11718?

The Tarteaucitron WordPress plugin prior to version 0.3.0 has a vulnerability that permits users with author-level permissions and higher to inject HTML content into posts or pages. This flaw exposes the site to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks by allowing contributors and other elevated role users to execute malicious code within the web application, potentially compromising user data and security. It is crucial for site administrators to update to the latest version to mitigate this risk.

Affected Version(s)

tarteaucitron-wp 0 < 0.3.0

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2024-11718 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/02da3a49-20e4-4476-a78d-...
exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Pierre Rudloff
WPScan
.