CVE-2024-12770 WP ULike < 4.7.6 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Admin users can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings in WP ULike, enabling stored XSS attacks in multisite environments.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-12770?
CVE-2024-12770 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP ULike, published on 15 May 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The WP ULike WordPress plugin before 4.7.6 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12770?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Technowich Wp Ulike.
How do I fix CVE-2024-12770?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12770 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-2024-12770 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-12770 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown WP ULike
- CVE-2023-45640 WordPress WP ULike Plugin <= 4.6.8 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2022-45842 WordPress WP ULike Plugin <= 4.6.4 is vulnerable to Race Condition vulnerability
- CVE-2024-7879 WP ULike < 4.7.5 - Admin+ Stored XSS via Widgets
- CVE-2024-7878 WP ULike < 4.7.4 - Admin+ Stored XSS
- CVE-2024-6094 WP ULike < 4.7.1 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5qff-4269-vc22.