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NewsTicker <= 1.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

CVE-2024-13630
Verified

Description

NewsTicker WordPress plugin v1.0 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 arbitrary scripts in the context of high privilege users, exploit requires attacker to craft a malicious link.

Severity

Medium

CVSS Score

6.1

Exploit Probability

1%

Affected Product

newsticker

Published Date

February 7, 2026

Template Author

sourabh-sahu

CVE-2024-13630.yaml
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-2024-13630
CWE ID:
cwe-79

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/15eed487-01ac-4c1e-88f8-26cfa036fb54/https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-13630

Remediation Steps

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