CVE-2024-13705 StageShow <= 9.8.6 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts via reflected XSS in the StageShow WordPress plugin, requiring user interaction to execute.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-13705?
CVE-2024-13705 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in malcolm-oph StageShow, published on 30 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The StageShow plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to the use of remove_query_arg without appropriate escaping on the URL in all versions up to, and including, 9.8.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13705?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Stageshow Project Stageshow.
How do I fix CVE-2024-13705?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13705 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-2024-13705 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13705 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in malcolm-oph StageShow
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qmjp-x75f-m6mw.