Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Widget4Call Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2024-13099

5.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
WordPress
Status
Widget4call
Vendor
CVE Published:
1 February 2025

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

Summary

The Widget4Call plugin for WordPress, up to version 1.0.7, contains a vulnerability that allows attackers to exploit reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) due to improper sanitization of user input. This flaw can be targeted against users with elevated privileges such as administrators, potentially leading to unauthorized actions and the disclosure of sensitive information. Proper input validation and output encoding are vital to mitigate this risk.

Affected Version(s)

Widget4Call 0 <= 1.0.7

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-2024-13099 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a0cabf5c-7b01-4163-834b-...
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:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Hassan Khan Yusufzai - Splint3r7
WPScan
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