CVE-2024-11718 tarteaucitron.js for WordPress < 0.3.0 - Author+ Stored XSS
Author-level users can inject malicious HTML into posts, enabling stored cross-site scripting attacks against other users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-11718?
CVE-2024-11718 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown tarteaucitron-wp, published on 15 May 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The tarteaucitron-wp WordPress plugin before 0.3.0 allows author level and above users to add HTML into a post/page, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-11718?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including couleurcitron/tarteaucitron-wp. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
couleurcitron/tarteaucitron-wp Packagist | All versions | 0.3.0 |
couleurcitron/tarteaucitron-wp Packagist | All versions | 0.3.0 |
Products include Couleurcitron Tarteaucitron-Wp.
How do I fix CVE-2024-11718?
Upgrade couleurcitron/tarteaucitron-wp to 0.3.0 or later.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2024-11718 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-11718 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown tarteaucitron-wp
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fxpc-qmrh-7j2h.