CVE-2024-13880
Published: 20 March 2025
Description
Adversaries may abuse various implementations of JavaScript for execution.
Security Summary
CVE-2024-13880 is a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the My Quota WordPress plugin through version 1.0.8. The flaw arises because the plugin fails to sanitize and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, allowing malicious scripts to be injected and executed in a victim's browser. It is associated with CWE-79 and carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L), indicating high severity due to its network accessibility and potential scope change.
An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability remotely by tricking a targeted user, such as a high-privilege administrator, into interacting with a maliciously crafted link or input containing the unsanitized parameter. Successful exploitation executes arbitrary JavaScript in the context of the victim's session, potentially enabling session hijacking, data theft, or further compromise of the WordPress site, particularly against admin users.
For mitigation details, refer to the advisory published by WPScan at https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bee3b002-e808-4402-8bf6-4375ed7b3807/. The vulnerability was publicly disclosed on 2025-03-20.
Details
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MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques
Why these techniques?
The reflected XSS vulnerability in a public-facing WordPress plugin directly enables exploitation of public-facing applications (T1190) via crafted links and allows execution of arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser (T1059.007), facilitating session hijacking or further actions.