TI-2024-12899 Aliases CVE-2024-13878 GHSA-7w4w-ph42-vrfq

SpotBot <= 0.1.8 - Reflected XSS

MEDIUM 64CWE-79Published 2025-03-20 · Updated 2025-03-20

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 SpotBot WordPress plugin through 0.1.8 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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00285 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	SpotBot	up to 0.1.8	—	No fix listed	CNA

SpotBot VendorUnknown Affected up to 0.1.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:jakehelbig:spotbot::::::wordpress::*	up to 0.1.8	Vulnerable	Jakehelbig

cpe:2.3:a:jakehelbig:spotbot:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 0.1.8 Vulnerable ·Jakehelbig

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-13878
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7w4w-ph42-vrfq

References

Exploit 1

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/882b2022-4ed6-4d9e-8b35-f48ea1580884/

Sources

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