CVE-2024-12722 Twitter Bootstrap Collapse aka Accordian Shortcode <= 1.0 - Stored XSS via Shortcode
Contributors can inject malicious scripts via shortcode attributes, leading to stored XSS attacks on WordPress sites using this plugin.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-12722?
CVE-2024-12722 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Twitter Bootstrap Collapse aka Accordian Shortcode, 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 Twitter Bootstrap Collapse aka Accordian Shortcode WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, 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-2024-12722?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mohsinrasool Twitter Bootstrap Collapse Aka Accordian Shortcode.
How do I fix CVE-2024-12722?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12722 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-2024-12722 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-12722 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-353c-hm8f-g46h.