XSS in Jakob42 Reaction Buttons
CVE-2024-13848
The Reaction Buttons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (15.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 15th percentile — 15.1% 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: 0.003 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Jakob42 Reaction Buttons — versions 0
- Jakob42 Reaction Buttons
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9f5a77d1-b575-4e7c-bf27-fc782… (Third Party Advisory)
- wordpress.org/plugins/reaction-buttons/ (Product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-13848?
- CVE-2024-13848 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jakob42 Reaction Buttons, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-02-18.
- How severe is CVE-2024-13848?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-13848 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.