CVE-2024-12409

Published: Jan 30, 2025Modified: Aug 12, 2025

6.1

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 2.7

Source: security@wordfence.com (Secondary)

Description

The Simple:Press Forum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 's' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 6.10.11 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Affected (1)

Products: Simplepress: Simplepress

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Simplepress Simplepress	Before 6.10.12

Related CWEs

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

References (3)

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simplepress/trunk/admin/panel-plugins/forms/spa-plugins-list-form.php

Source: security@wordfence.com

Product

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3230289%40simplepress&new=3230289%40simplepress&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

Source: security@wordfence.com

Patch

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b9ebeb96-2f39-488e-aef6-d5af0a37c24a?source=cve

Source: security@wordfence.com

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