Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Calls to Action plugin before 2.5.1 for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) open-tab parameter in a wp_cta_global_settings action to wp-admin/edit.php or (2) wp-cta-variation-id parameter to ab-testing-call-to-action-example/
Published Sep 11, 2017
6.1
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.65%
Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Calls to Action plugin before 2.5.1 for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) open-tab parameter in a wp_cta_global_settings action to wp-admin/edit.php or (2) wp-cta-variation-id parameter to ab-testing-call-to-action-example/.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.5
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2.65% (0.02645) | 85.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.65% (0.02645) | 83.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.43% (0.00432) | 59.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.67% (0.07675) | 86.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 0.43% (0.00432) | 59.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 2.04% (0.02037) | 80.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.34% (0.00335) | 54.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00107) | 45.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00107) | 42.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 1, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00143) | 48.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 7, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00218) | 58.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.31% (0.00310) | 65.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134598/WordPress-Calls-To-Action-2.4.3-Cross-Site-Scripting.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537022/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/cta/#developers x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23274 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134598/WordPress-Calls-To-Action-2.4.3-Cross-Site-Scripting.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537022/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/cta/#developers | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23274 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory |
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