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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-13406
CVE-2024-13406:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The XML for Google Merchant Center plugin for WordPress contains a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability (CVE-2024-13406) affecting all versions up to and including 3.0.11. The vulnerability was discovered by Le Ngoc Anh from sun*inc and was publicly disclosed on January 21, 2025 (Wordfence).
Technical details
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the 'feed_id' parameter. The issue has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.1 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) (NVD).
Impact
This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when users perform specific actions, such as clicking on a malicious link. The successful exploitation could lead to theft of sensitive information or manipulation of user sessions.
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should update to a version newer than 3.0.11 of the XML for Google Merchant Center plugin to address this vulnerability (WordPress Plugin).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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