CVE-2024-12283 WP Pipes <= 1.4.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via x1 Parameter

What is CVE-2024-12283?

CVE-2024-12283 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in thimpress WP Pipes, published on 11 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The WP Pipes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘x1’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.1 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.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12283?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Thimpress Wp Pipes.

How do I fix CVE-2024-12283?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12283 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

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-2024-12283 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12283 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in thimpress WP Pipes

• CVE-2025-28982 WordPress WP Pipes plugin <= 1.4.3 - SQL Injection Vulnerability Critical 9.3
• CVE-2025-60227 WordPress WP Pipes plugin <= 1.4.3 - Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability High 8.6
• CVE-2025-48267 WordPress WP Pipes plugin <= 1.4.2 - Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability High 8.6
• CVE-2022-45355 WordPress WP Pipes Plugin <= 1.33 is vulnerable to SQL Injection (SQLi) High 8.2
• CVE-2025-28979 WordPress WP Pipes <= 1.4.3 - Local File Inclusion Vulnerability High 8.1

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-3mq8-695h-7r35.