What is CVE-2024-12163?

CVE-2024-12163 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Goodlayers Core, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-01-30.

How severe is CVE-2024-12163?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-12163 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Goodlayers Core

CVE-2024-12163

The goodlayers-core WordPress plugin before 2.1.3 allows users with a subscriber role and above to upload SVGs containing malicious payloads.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.003 (18.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Goodlayers Goodlayers_core
Unknown Goodlayers-core — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-12163?: CVE-2024-12163 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Goodlayers Core, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-01-30.
How severe is CVE-2024-12163?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-12163 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.