CVE-2024-13728 Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe <= 1.4.4 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts via the rf parameter, executing code in victim browsers if they click a malicious link.

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-2024-13728?

CVE-2024-13728 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in scottpaterson Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe, published on 23 Feb 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 Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the rf parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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-2024-13728?

How do I fix CVE-2024-13728?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13728 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-2024-13728 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13728 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gghw-q7vf-4f5p.

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