XSS in Tcoder Tcbd Tooltip
CVE-2024-13388
The TCBD Tooltip plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'tcbdtooltip_text' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (13.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 14th percentile — 13.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Tcoder Tcbd Tooltip — versions 0
- Tcoderbd Tcbd Tooltip — versions 1.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/43ca15b7-8cb4-427f-892d-15022… (Third Party Advisory)
- wordpress.org/plugins/tcbd-tooltip/ (Product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-13388?
- CVE-2024-13388 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tcoder Tcbd Tooltip, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2025-02-21.
- How severe is CVE-2024-13388?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-13388 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.