CVE-2024-13527: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in philantro Philantro – Donations and Donor Management
The Philantro – Donations and Donor Management plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcodes like 'donate' in all versions up to, and including, 5.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-13527 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Philantro – Donations and Donor Management WordPress plugin, affecting all versions up to 5.3. The issue arises from improper neutralization of input during web page generation, specifically in shortcode attributes like 'donate'. Authenticated attackers with contributor or higher privileges can inject arbitrary JavaScript that executes in the context of users visiting the compromised pages. This vulnerability is classified under CWE-79 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.4 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N).
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows authenticated users with contributor-level access or above to inject and execute arbitrary scripts in the context of other users viewing the affected pages. This can lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts, such as session hijacking or content manipulation. There is no impact on availability reported. No known exploits in the wild have been documented.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict contributor-level access to trusted users only and consider disabling or limiting use of the vulnerable shortcodes. Monitor for updates from the plugin vendor or WordPress security advisories to apply an official patch once available.
CVE-2024-13527: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in philantro Philantro – Donations and Donor Management
Description
The Philantro – Donations and Donor Management plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcodes like 'donate' in all versions up to, and including, 5.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-13527 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Philantro – Donations and Donor Management WordPress plugin, affecting all versions up to 5.3. The issue arises from improper neutralization of input during web page generation, specifically in shortcode attributes like 'donate'. Authenticated attackers with contributor or higher privileges can inject arbitrary JavaScript that executes in the context of users visiting the compromised pages. This vulnerability is classified under CWE-79 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.4 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N).
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows authenticated users with contributor-level access or above to inject and execute arbitrary scripts in the context of other users viewing the affected pages. This can lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts, such as session hijacking or content manipulation. There is no impact on availability reported. No known exploits in the wild have been documented.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict contributor-level access to trusted users only and consider disabling or limiting use of the vulnerable shortcodes. Monitor for updates from the plugin vendor or WordPress security advisories to apply an official patch once available.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2025-01-17T23:20:18.248Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6e5eb7ef31ef0b59efef
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:49:18 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 6:40:06 AM
Last updated: 4/11/2026, 10:09:50 PM
Views: 18
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