CVE-2021-24901 EXPLOIT
4.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 5.1% (pctl 92)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The Security Audit WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 does not sanitise and escape the Data Id setting, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.8 (MEDIUM, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| EPSS | 5.06% — more likely to be exploited than 92% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2022-02-28 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| securemoz | security audit |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WordPress Plugin Security Audit 1.0.0 - Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) | 2022-02-08 |
References
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