Medium severity · published Jan 23, 2025
CVE-2024-13340
MDTF – Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter <= 1.3.3.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
5.4
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The MDTF – Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'mdf_results_by_ajax' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.3.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 24% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MM
MDTF – Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter · realmag777
through 1.3.3.6 · source: vendor
MD
Meta Data And Taxonomies Filter · Pluginus
before 1.3.3.7 · source: NVD
Affected product
MM
MDTF – Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter
realmag777
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-13340
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-13340
Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3224186%40wp-meta-data-filter-and-taxonomy-filter&new=3224186%40wp-meta-data-filter-and-taxonomy-filter&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3226055%40wp-meta-data-filter-and-taxonomy-filter&new=3226055%40wp-meta-data-filter-and-taxonomy-filter&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
Product
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-meta-data-filter-and-taxonomy-filter/
Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fcaeae5b-4047-4f09-8197-6ce2c21cc812?source=cve
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