CVE-2024-12595 AHAthat Plugin <= 1.6 - Reflected XSS via REQUEST_URI
Reflected XSS in AHAthat WordPress plugin allows attackers to inject scripts via REQUEST_URI, potentially compromising user sessions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-12595?
CVE-2024-12595 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown AHAthat Plugin, published on 2 Jan 2025. 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 AHAthat Plugin WordPress plugin through 1.6 does not escape the $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] parameter before outputting it back in an attribute, which could lead to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in old web browsers
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12595?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mitchelllevy Ahathat.
How do I fix CVE-2024-12595?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12595 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-2024-12595 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-12595 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown AHAthat Plugin
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6gg3-5p97-3cp8.