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Cross-site Scripting (XSS)Weakness · CWE-79

CVE-2024-13362

MEDIUM · 6.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-05-01
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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68/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Multiple plugins and/or themes for WordPress are vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the url parameter in various versions due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in multiple WordPress plugins and/or themes where the 'url' parameter is not properly sanitized or escaped, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript via malicious links that trick users into clicking them.

MitigationIdentify and update all affected WordPress plugins and themes to their latest patched versions, and implement input validation or WAF rules to filter malicious url parameters until updates are applied.

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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Confirm WordPress installation and enumerate plugins
    Access wp-admin > Plugins to list all installed plugins, or use command: wp plugin list --status=active --format=table
    Affected if Any plugin handling URL parameters is installed without confirmed patch
  2. Identify URL parameter handling in theme/plugin code
    Search plugin/theme directories for code that uses $_GET['url'] or $_REQUEST['url'] without sanitization: grep -r "\$_GET\['url'\]" wp-content/plugins/
    Affected if Code found that directly uses 'url' parameter in output without esc_url(), esc_attr(), or similar sanitization
  3. Check for known vulnerable plugins
    Search CVE databases or WordPress security advisories for CVE-2024-13362 to identify specific affected plugins/themes in your installation
    Affected if Any identified vulnerable plugin is installed and active
  4. Inspect HTTP logs for exploitation attempts
    Review web server access logs for requests containing 'url=' parameter with script tags: grep -i "url=.*script" /var/log/apache2/access.log
    Affected if Suspicious requests found with malicious script injection in url parameter
  5. Verify application-level input filtering
    If WAF or input filtering is present, confirm rules exist to sanitize or block malicious patterns in url parameters (e.g., <script, javascript:, onerror=)
    Affected if No input filtering or WAF rules are configured for url parameters

Your environment is affected if any active plugin or theme handles the 'url' parameter without proper sanitization and has not been patched to address CVE-2024-13362.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Identify and update all affected WordPress plugins and themes to their latest patched versions, and implement input validation or WAF rules to filter malicious url parameters until updates are applied.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
10.0 hours of engineering $1,800
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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