How to fix CVE-2024-13097?

Within 30 days: Identify affected systems running through 1.3.6 does not sanitise and escape a parameter and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Verify Content-Security-Policy and output encoding.

Is Wp Finance affected by CVE-2024-13097?

Organizations using through 1.3.6 does not sanitise and escape a parameter should be aware of moderate risk from CVE-2024-13097, a cross-site scripting vulnerability rated CVSS 5.4. Attackers could inject scripts to steal sessions or perform actions as authenticated users.

CVE-2024-13097

MEDIUM

2025-02-01 [email protected]

WordPress XSS Wp Finance

5.4

CVSS 3.1

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:06 vuln.today

PoC Detected

May 12, 2025 - 00:56 vuln.today

Public exploit code

CVE Published

Feb 01, 2025 - 06:15 nvd

MEDIUM 5.4

DescriptionNVD

AnalysisAI

The WP Finance WordPress plugin through 1.3.6 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. The WP Finance WordPress plugin through 1.3.6 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin. Affected products include: Mch0Lic Wp Finance. Version information: through 1.3.6.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.

CVE-2024-13097 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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