XSS in Mitchelllevy Ahathat

CVE-2024-12595

The AHAthat Plugin WordPress plugin through 1.6 does not escape the $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] parameter before outputting it back in an attribute, which could lead to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in old web browsers

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.003 (22.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-12595?
CVE-2024-12595 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mitchelllevy Ahathat, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2025-01-02.
How severe is CVE-2024-12595?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-12595 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.