CVE-2024-12626 CRITICAL

CVE-2024-12626: AutomatorWP <= 5.0.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via a-0-o-search_field_value

Vendor Rubengc
Product AutomatorWP – Automator plugin for no-code automations, webhooks & custom integrations in WordPress
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published December 19, 2024
Last update April 8, 2026

CVSS base score

9.6/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The AutomatorWP – Automator plugin for no-code automations, webhooks & custom integrations in WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘a-0-o-search_field_value’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.9 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. When used in conjunction with the plugin's import and code action feature, this vulnerability can be leveraged to execute arbitrary code.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

December 19, 2024 CVE published
April 8, 2026 Record updated