How to fix CVE-2024-13864?

Within 7 days: Identify all affected systems running through 1.0 does not sanitise and escape a parameter and apply vendor patches promptly. Verify anti-CSRF tokens and content security policies are enforced.

Is WordPress affected by CVE-2024-13864?

Organizations using through 1.0 does not sanitise and escape a parameter face moderate risk from CVE-2024-13864, a cross-site scripting vulnerability rated CVSS 7.1. Attackers could inject malicious scripts to steal user sessions, credentials, or perform actions on behalf of authenticated users.

CVE-2024-13864

HIGH

2025-03-11 [email protected]

WordPress XSS

7.1

CVSS 3.1

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 12, 2026 - 19:52 vuln.today

PoC Detected

May 06, 2025 - 15:05 vuln.today

Public exploit code

CVE Published

Mar 11, 2025 - 06:15 nvd

HIGH 7.1

DescriptionNVD

The Countdown Timer WordPress plugin through 1.0 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

AnalysisAI

Technical ContextAI

Classified as CWE-79 (Cross-site Scripting (XSS)). Affects Countdown Timer WordPre. The Countdown Timer WordPress plugin through 1.0 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 ProductsAI

Product: Countdown Timer WordPre. Versions: up to 1.0.

RemediationAI

Monitor vendor advisories for a patch. Implement output encoding and Content Security Policy headers. Restrict network access to the affected service where possible.

CVE-2024-13864 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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