CVE-2024-13563 Front End Users <= 3.2.30 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via forgot-password Shortcode
Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts via the forgot-password shortcode, executing them when other users view the page.
- 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-2024-13563?
CVE-2024-13563 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in rustaurius Front End Users, published on 15 Feb 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Front End Users plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's forgot-password shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.30 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13563?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Etoilewebdesign Front End Users.
How do I fix CVE-2024-13563?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13563 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-2024-13563 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13563 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in rustaurius Front End Users
- CVE-2025-2005 Front-End-Only-Users <= 3.2.32 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
- CVE-2024-7607 Front End Users <= 3.2.28 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Time-Based SQL Injection
- CVE-2024-13569 Front End Users <= 3.2.32 - Reflected XSS
- CVE-2023-33322 WordPress Front End Users plugin < 3.2.25 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2025-26877 WordPress Front End Users Plugin <= 3.2.30 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m4pp-r8qf-wcpc.