Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in R3W InstaFeed WordPress Plugin
CVE-2024-13678

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Key Information:

Vendor
WordPress
Status
R3w Instafeed
Vendor
CVE Published:
26 February 2025

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👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

Summary

The R3W InstaFeed plugin for WordPress, up to version 1.0, contains a flaw where it fails to properly sanitize and escape an input parameter before rendering it on the webpage. This vulnerability exposes high-privilege users, including administrators, to potential reflected cross-site scripting attacks. An attacker could exploit this weakness by crafting a malicious link that, when visited by an admin, could lead to the execution of arbitrary JavaScript in the context of the site's admin interface.

Affected Version(s)

R3W InstaFeed 0 <= 1.0

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-2024-13678 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ba759796-a152-4f13-a474-...
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Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Hassan Khan Yusufzai - Splint3r7
WPScan
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