CVE-2024-13125 Everest Forms < 3.0.8.1 - Admin+ Stored XSS

Low 3.5 Published Updated

Admin users can inject malicious scripts into Everest Forms settings, 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-2024-13125?

CVE-2024-13125 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Everest Forms, published on 13 Feb 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The Everest Forms WordPress plugin before 3.0.8.1 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-2024-13125?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wpeverest Everest Forms.

How do I fix CVE-2024-13125?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13125 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-2024-13125 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-13125 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m4p3-9x42-5p6v.

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