Vulnerability · Published Feb 26, 2025 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2024-13630News List <= 1.0 - Reflected XSS
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in NewsTicker from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 49% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 51.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack tooling1Nuclei
Official description
The NewsTicker WordPress plugin through 1.0 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | NewsTicker | 0 – through 1.0 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/15eed487-01ac-4c1e-88f8-26cfa036fb54/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description