FKIE_CVE-2021-24211

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2021-04-05 19:15 - Updated: 2025-08-12 12:51
Severity ?
5.4 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Summary
The WordPress Related Posts plugin through 3.6.4 contains an authenticated (admin+) stored XSS vulnerability in the title field on the settings page. By exploiting that an attacker will be able to execute JavaScript code in the user's browser.
References
contact@wpscan.comhttps://wpscan.com/vulnerability/37e0a033-3dee-476d-ae86-68354e8f0b1cExploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/37e0a033-3dee-476d-ae86-68354e8f0b1cExploit, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
sovrn wordpress_related_posts *
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  "id": "CVE-2021-24211",
  "lastModified": "2025-08-12T12:51:21.863",
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        "baseSeverity": "LOW",
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          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "authentication": "SINGLE",
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