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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-13657
CVE-2024-13657:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Store Locator Widget plugin for WordPress contains a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability (CVE-2024-13657) that affects all versions up to and including 20200131. The vulnerability was discovered and reported by Peter Thaleikis, with public disclosure on February 18, 2025 (NVD, Wordfence).
Technical details
The vulnerability exists in the plugin's 'storelocatorwidget' shortcode due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes. The issue has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.4 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (Cross-site Scripting) (NVD).
Impact
When exploited, this vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages. These malicious scripts will execute whenever a user accesses the compromised page (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Site administrators should update the Store Locator Widget plugin to a version newer than 20200131 once a patch is available. In the meantime, it is recommended to restrict access to contributor roles and monitor for suspicious content modifications (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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