CVE-2024-12874

Top Comments <= 1.0 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Published May 15, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 4.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Top Comments WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).

Analysis

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-15335 The Top Comments WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Top Comments Project
Top Comments Project top Comments
Weaknesses CWE-79
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:top_comments_project:top_comments:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Vendors & Products Top Comments Project
Top Comments Project top Comments
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Top Comments WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
Title Top Comments <= 1.0 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
References
Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
May 20, 2025, 7:29 PM
Reserved
Dec 20, 2024, 9:01 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
May 15, 2025, 8:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 7:00 AM