XSS in Contrid Newsletters
CVE-2024-13739
The Newsletters plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the "to" parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.9.9.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick an admin user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.002 (14.8th 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
- Contrid Newsletters — versions 0
- Tribulant Newsletters
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
- security@wordfence.com (Product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-13739?
- CVE-2024-13739 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Contrid Newsletters, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2025-03-22.
- How severe is CVE-2024-13739?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.