CVE-2024-13097 WP Finance <= 1.3.6 - Reflected XSS
Reflected XSS in WP Finance plugin allows attackers to execute scripts against admin users, potentially leading to account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-13097?
CVE-2024-13097 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP Finance, published on 1 Feb 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WP Finance WordPress plugin through 1.3.6 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13097?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mch0lic Wp Finance.
How do I fix CVE-2024-13097?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13097 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-2024-13097 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-13097 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown WP Finance
Sources
Also known as GHSA-63q8-m9xc-99xg.