Stored Cross-Site Scripting in Store Locator Widget for WordPress
CVE-2024-13657

6.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Store Locator Widget
Vendor
CVE Published:
19 February 2025

What is CVE-2024-13657?

The Store Locator Widget for WordPress is susceptible to a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability due to inadequate input sanitization and output escaping on attributes supplied by users through the 'storelocatorwidget' shortcode. This flaw enables authenticated attackers, with contributor-level permissions or higher, to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages. Consequently, any user who accesses these compromised pages may execute malicious scripts, posing significant security risks.

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Affected Version(s)

Store Locator Widget * <= 20200131

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/store-locator-...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Peter Thaleikis
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