CVE-2024-13853
SEO Tools <= 4.0.7 - Reflected XSS
The SEO Tools WordPress plugin through 4.0.7 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
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
SEO Tools <= 4.0.7 - Reflected XSS
The SEO Tools WordPress plugin through 4.0.7 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
- Record
CVE-2024-13853- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-54184
The SEO Tools WordPress plugin through 4.0.7 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
- Record
EUVD-2024-54184- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rw47-3hmf-cmhq
The SEO Tools WordPress plugin through 4.0.7 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before...
The SEO Tools WordPress plugin through 4.0.7 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
- Record
GHSA-rw47-3hmf-cmhq- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The SEO Tools WordPress plugin through 4.0.7 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
- Record
CVE-2024-13853- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei | WordPress SEO Tools Plugin 4.0.7 - Cross-Site Scripting |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-13853 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Notfound Seo Tools, published March 11, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.62%, the 50th percentile. No source names a fixed version.