Description
The MDTF – Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'mdf_results_by_ajax' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.3.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Published: 2025-01-23
Score: 6.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-51541 The MDTF – Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'mdf_results_by_ajax' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.3.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
History

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Pluginus
Pluginus meta Data And Taxonomies Filter
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:pluginus:meta_data_and_taxonomies_filter:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Vendors & Products Pluginus
Pluginus meta Data And Taxonomies Filter

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 23 Jan 2025 11:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The MDTF – Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'mdf_results_by_ajax' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.3.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Title MDTF – Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter <= 1.3.3.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


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Pluginus Meta Data And Taxonomies Filter
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T17:34:50.790Z

Reserved: 2025-01-10T19:37:21.198Z

Link: CVE-2024-13340

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-01-23T14:24:09.871Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-01-23T12:15:27.890

Modified: 2025-01-31T16:02:16.553

Link: CVE-2024-13340

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Weaknesses