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CVE-2024-5730: Pagerank Tools <= 1.1.5 - Reflected XSS

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2024-06-28 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The Pagerank tools WordPress plugin through 1.1.5 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

• Pagerank tools: before 1.1.5 — fixed in 1.1.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Pagerank tools 1.1.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/17482b2c-c9ba-480a-8000-879baf835af7/
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/17482b2c-c9ba-480a-8000-879baf835af7/

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