CVE-2024-12299: System Dashboard (WordPress plugin) · Cross-site Scripting
Affects System Dashboard (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.1 Medium.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 33% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 30 Jan 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| qriouslad System Dashboard | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Until an official fix is available, administrators should exercise caution with links involving the System Dashboard plugin and consider disabling or restricting access to the plugin if possible. Monitoring for updates from the vendor or plugin author is recommended to apply any forthcoming patches promptly.
Description
The System Dashboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the Filename parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.17 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick an administrative user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
References
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/993670b7-a3ea-497d-ad46-881bd47b9346?source=cve (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/system-dashboard/tags/2.8.15/admin/class-system-dashboard-admin.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3235119%40system-dashboard&new=3235119%40system-dashboard&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= (opens in a new tab)