Stored XSS Vulnerability in tarteaucitron-wp Plugin by WordPress
CVE-2024-11719

6.1MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

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

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2024-11719?

The tarteaucitron-wp plugin for WordPress, prior to version 0.3.0, is susceptible to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks. This vulnerability arises from a lack of CSRF checks in certain functionalities, coupled with insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. Consequently, an attacker could potentially exploit this flaw to inject Stored XSS payloads, allowing unauthorized access to the admin functionalities and compromising site security.

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-2024-11719 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/64c2a296-5fc6-450e-a12d-...
exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.1
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Bob Matyas
WPScan
.