WordPress Activity O Meter <= 1 - Reflected XSS
Priority MEDIUM 64CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The WordPress Activity O Meter 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 admins.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00291 21st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | WordPress Activity O Meter | up to 1.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- WordPress Activity O Meter VendorUnknown Affected up to 1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:erwinwolff:wordpress_activity-o-meter:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 1.0 | Vulnerable | Erwinwolff |
- cpe:2.3:a:erwinwolff:wordpress_activity-o-meter:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 1.0 Vulnerable ·Erwinwolff
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-13668
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6m97-f4vx-x87g
References
Sources
- CVE-2024-13668 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-13668 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6m97-f4vx-x87g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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