Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Link My Posts WordPress Plugin
CVE-2024-13881

7.1HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
WordPress
Status
Link My Posts
Vendor
CVE Published:
20 March 2025

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

Summary

The Link My Posts plugin for WordPress prior to version 1.0 allows attackers to exploit a reflected XSS vulnerability due to insufficient sanitization and escaping of parameters. This flaw could potentially be leveraged to execute malicious scripts in the context of high privilege users, such as administrators, leading to unauthorized actions or data exposure.

Affected Version(s)

Link My Posts 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-2024-13881 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/900fa2c6-0cac-4920-aef2-...
exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.1
Severity:
HIGH
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
WPScan
.