Administrator-session script execution via unsanitized month parameter
Published Mar 7, 2025 · Updated Mar 7, 2025
Reflected XSS in WordPress Activity O Meter 1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute script in an administrator's browser. The administrative report page writes the attacker-controlled month query parameter into its HTML response without sanitization or output escaping. Exploitation requires a high-privilege user to open a crafted administrative URL, after which script runs in that user's WordPress session context.
Summary
What happened
Reflected XSS in WordPress Activity O Meter 1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute script in an administrator's browser. The administrative report page writes the attacker-controlled month query parameter into its HTML response without sanitization or output escaping. Exploitation requires a high-privilege user to open a crafted administrative URL, after which script runs in that user's WordPress session context.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-13668
- Published
- Mar 7, 2025
- Updated
- Mar 7, 2025
- Vendor
- Erwin Wolff
- Product
- WordPress Activity-o-meter
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1204.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 7, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 7, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=1.0
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Attacks
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- WPScan crafted month-parameter URLproof of concept · demonstrated
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