What is CVE-2024-12069?

CVE-2024-12069 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lexicata, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2025-02-19.

How severe is CVE-2024-12069?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-12069 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Lexicata

CVE-2024-12069

The Lexicata plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to the use of add_query_arg without appropriate escaping on the URL in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.16. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action, such as clicking on a specially crafted link.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.003 (25.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Lexicata — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-12069?: CVE-2024-12069 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lexicata, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2025-02-19.
How severe is CVE-2024-12069?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-12069 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.