CVE-2024-13667 Uncode <= 2.9.1.6 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via mle-description

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via the mle-description parameter, leading to stored XSS execution for other users.

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-2024-13667?

CVE-2024-13667 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in undsgn Uncode, published on 18 Feb 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 Uncode theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘mle-description’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.9.1.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-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-2024-13667?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Undsgn Uncode.

How do I fix CVE-2024-13667?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13667 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-2024-13667 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13667 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h3q6-j7c5-cmp5.

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