CVE-2024-13839: Company Directory <= 4.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via add_query_arg Function
Description
The Staff Directory Plugin: Company Directory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to the use of add_query_arg without appropriate escaping on the URL in all versions up to, and including, 4.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2024-13839
CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS Base Score: 6.1
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Problem Types
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')Affected Products
Vendor: richardgabriel
Product: Staff Directory Plugin: Company Directory
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.07% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 19.31% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-04-02 (when was this score calculated)
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-13839https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/80203516-8546-441a-b51d-2d09968492b5?source=cve
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/staff-directory-pro/trunk/include/tgmpa/init.php#L99
https://wordpress.org/plugins/staff-directory-pro/#developers