# CVE-2024-29906: WordPress MDTF – Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter plugin <= 1.3.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

> An attacker can inject malicious scripts into the MDTF plugin, potentially executing code in the context of other users.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h4qj-hvfm-82fp

## What is CVE-2024-29906?

CVE-2024-29906 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in realmag777 WordPress Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter (MDTF), published on 27 Mar 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in realmag777 WordPress Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter (MDTF) allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WordPress Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter (MDTF): from n/a through 1.3.2.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-29906?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Pluginus Wordpress Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-29906?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-29906 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-29906 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-29906 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in realmag777 WordPress Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter (MDTF)

- [CVE-2024-8624](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8624/): MDTF – Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter <= 1.3.3.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2021-20781](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-20781/): Cross-site request forgery in WordPress Meta Data Filter & Taxonomies Filter (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-50450](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-50450/): WordPress MDTF – Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter plugin <= 1.3.3.4 - Bypass Vulnerability vulnerability (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2024-8623](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8623/): MDTF – Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter <= 1.3.3.3 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2024-29763](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29763/): WordPress MDTF – Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter plugin <= 1.3.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (high 7.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-29906 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-29906 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in realmag777 WordPress Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter (MDTF), published on 27 Mar 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-29906 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: realmag777 WordPress Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter (MDTF). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29906/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29906/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-29906
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-29906
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-29906

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29906/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.