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CVE-2024-3753: Hostel < 1.1.5.3 - Reflected XSS

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.9 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2024-07-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The Hostel WordPress plugin before 1.1.5.3 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 products

• Bob Hostel: before 1.1.5.3 — fixed in 1.1.5.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Bob Hostel 1.1.5.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e140e109-4176-4b26-bf63-198262a31409/
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e140e109-4176-4b26-bf63-198262a31409/

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