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CVE Database / CVE-2024-13898

CVE · Medium

CVE-2024-13898 — Simple Banner – Easily add multiple Banners/Bars/Notifications/Announcements to the top or bottom of your website [simple-banner] < 3.0.5

CVE Vulnerability Type Severity Affected Fixed in Published Status
CVE-2024-13898 Simple Banner – Easily add multiple Banners/Bars/Notifications/Announcements to the top or bottom of your website [simple-banner] < 3.0.5 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Medium 4.4 < 3.0.5 3.0.5 2025-04-03 —

CVE-2024-13898

The Simple Banner plugin for WordPress contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in its admin settings affecting versions up to 3.0.5. Administrators can inject malicious scripts through insufficiently sanitized input fields, allowing these scripts to execute whenever users view affected pages. The vulnerability only impacts multi-site WordPress installations or those where the unfiltered_html capability has been disabled.

Based on public CVE data (MITRE/NVD).

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