CVE-2024-12285

MEDIUM 6.1

SEMA API <= 5.27 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via catid Parameter

CVSS Score

6.1

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

The SEMA API plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘catid’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 5.27 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 a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

CWE	CWE-79
Vendor	ssema
Product	sema api
Published	Jan 9, 2025
Last Updated	Apr 8, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Affected Versions

ssema / SEMA API

0 ≤ 5.27

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/42b9e16c-8e53-452d-9c0b-34c424d6f508?source=cve wordpress.org: https://wordpress.org/plugins/sema-api/#developers plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3219805%40sema-api&new=3219805%40sema-api&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

Credits

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