MDTF – Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter <= 1.3.3.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| realmag777 | MDTF – Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter | up to 1.3.3.6 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- MDTF – Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter Vendorrealmag777 Affected up to 1.3.3.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:pluginus:meta_data_and_taxonomies_filter:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 1.3.3.7 | Vulnerable | realmag777 |
- cpe:2.3:a:pluginus:meta_data_and_taxonomies_filter:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.3.3.7 Vulnerable ·realmag777
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-13340
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c6hh-xrf9-36pq
References
Patch 2
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3226055%40wp-meta-data-filter-and-taxonomy-filter&new=3226055%40wp-meta-data-filter-and-taxonomy-filter&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3224186%40wp-meta-data-filter-and-taxonomy-filter&new=3224186%40wp-meta-data-filter-and-taxonomy-filter&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
More realmag777 Meta Data And Taxonomies Filter vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-33883 WordPress MDTF – Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter plugin <= 1.3.3.4 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2024-13340 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-13340 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c6hh-xrf9-36pq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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