Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in Photo Contest Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2024-13822

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Key Information:

Vendor
WordPress
Status
Photo Contest | Competition | Video Contest
Vendor
CVE Published:
24 February 2025

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

Summary

The Photo Contest | Competition | Video Contest plugin for WordPress, affected up to version 2.8.1, fails to properly sanitize and escape parameters before rendering them in the web page. This oversight can lead to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability, potentially allowing attackers to execute scripts in the context of high privilege users, including administrators. As a result, unauthorized actions could be performed, and sensitive information might be exposed.

Affected Version(s)

Photo Contest | Competition | Video Contest 0 <= 2.8.1

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-2024-13822 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1f0f1553-1987-428c-9fe3-...
exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Hassan Khan Yusufzai - Splint3r7
WPScan
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