CVE-2024-13853

MEDIUM NUCLEI

SEO Tools WordPress Plugin < 4.0.7 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2024-13853 has a Nuclei detection template available — see the Nuclei card below for the Shodan/FOFA recon queries.

Description

The SEO Tools WordPress plugin through 4.0.7 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin

Nuclei Templates (1)

WordPress SEO Tools Plugin 4.0.7 - Cross-Site Scripting
MEDIUMby ritikchaddha
Shodan: http.html:"seo-automatic-seo-tools"
FOFA: body="wp-content/plugins/seo-automatic-seo-tools/"

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit vdb-entry technical-description
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/52991dd9-41f7-4cf8-b8c9-56dd4e62bf0c/

Scores

CVSS v3 6.1
EPSS 0.0060
EPSS Percentile 43.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
zynit/seo_tools < 4.0.7
Published Mar 11, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026