CVE-2024-13527: The Philantro – Donations and Donor Management plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripti

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-13527?

philantro: upgrade to 5.4. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2024-13527 being exploited?

CVE-2024-13527 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2024-13527 affect?

CVE-2024-13527 affects philantro. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.4). 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

Q: How urgent is CVE-2024-13527?

Priority 26/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Routine

MEDIUM 6.4UPGRADE

CVE-2024-13527 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.4) affecting philantro. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

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 us

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	6.4 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.2% (top 87%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-79
Published	2025-01-28
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): Wordfence · Vendor: philantro

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2025-01-28 09:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 07:02 UTCUpdated Record last modified

philantro philantro UPGRADE

Affected: < 5.4

Fixed in: 5.4

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy philantro || rpm -q philantro || philantro --version

2. UPGRADE to 5.4 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade philantro

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade philantro

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2024-13527?

philantro: upgrade to 5.4. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2024-13527 being exploited?

CVE-2024-13527 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2024-13527 affect?

CVE-2024-13527 affects philantro. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.4). 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

How urgent is CVE-2024-13527?

Priority 26/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

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References

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