CVE-2024-13853 SEO Tools <= 4.0.7 - Reflected XSS
Attackers can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized parameters, potentially compromising admin accounts in the SEO Tools WordPress plugin.
- 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-2024-13853?
CVE-2024-13853 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown SEO Tools, published on 11 Mar 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 SEO Tools WordPress plugin through 4.0.7 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13853?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Zynit Seo Tools.
How do I fix CVE-2024-13853?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13853 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-2024-13853 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-13853 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rw47-3hmf-cmhq.