Reflected XSS via unescaped settings-page URL
Published Sep 13, 2024 · Updated Apr 8, 2026
Reflected XSS in Lucasstad Lucas String Replace 2.0.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject scripts via crafted links. The settings-page code builds a URL with add_query_arg and emits it without the output escaping needed to neutralize injected markup. Exploitation requires no authentication but requires a targeted user to open an attacker-controlled link, allowing script execution in that user’s browser.
Summary
What happened
Reflected XSS in Lucasstad Lucas String Replace 2.0.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject scripts via crafted links. The settings-page code builds a URL with add_query_arg and emits it without the output escaping needed to neutralize injected markup. Exploitation requires no authentication but requires a targeted user to open an attacker-controlled link, allowing script execution in that user’s browser.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-8734
- Published
- Sep 13, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Vendor
- Lucasstad
- Product
- Lucas String Replace
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1204.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Sep 13, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=2.0.5
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