Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in SEO Tools Plugin by WordPress
CVE-2024-13853
6.1MEDIUM
Key Information:
Badges
👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC
Summary
The SEO Tools WordPress plugin, up to version 4.0.7, contains a vulnerability that fails to properly sanitize and escape user-supplied parameters before displaying them on the page. This oversight can lead to reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks, particularly affecting users with administrative privileges. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious scripts that could compromise sensitive operations and data.
Affected Version(s)
SEO Tools 0 <= 4.0.7
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.
References
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
Hassan Khan Yusufzai - Splint3r7
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