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CVE-2024-12715: The Asgard Security Scanner WordPress plugin through 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

medium Affects asgard-security-scanner (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

The Asgard Security Scanner WordPress plugin through 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

Package
asgard-security-scanner (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<=0.7
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
medium  CVSS 6.1
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (33.6th percentile)
Published
2025-01-09
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordasgard-security-scanner (WordPress plugin) advisories

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