FKIE_CVE-2021-24680

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2022-01-03 13:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:40
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 WP Travel Engine WordPress plugin before 5.3.1 does not escape the Description field in the Trip Destination/Activities/Trip Type and Pricing Category pages, allowing users with a role as low as editor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks, even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed
References
contact@wpscan.comhttps://wpscan.com/vulnerability/30f2a0d5-7959-436c-9860-2535020e82d3Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/30f2a0d5-7959-436c-9860-2535020e82d3Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
wptravelengine wp_travel_engine *
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        {
          "product": "WP Travel Engine \u2013 Travel and Tour Booking Plugin",
          "vendor": "Unknown",
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              "status": "affected",
              "version": "5.3.1",
              "versionType": "custom"
            }
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        }
      ],
      "source": "contact@wpscan.com"
    }
  ],
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    },
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      "value": "El plugin WP Travel Engine de WordPress versiones anteriores a 5.3.1, no escapa del campo Description field en las p\u00e1ginas Trip Destination/Activities/Trip Type y Pricing Category, permitiendo a usuarios con un rol tan bajo como el de editor llevar a cabo ataques de tipo Cross-Site Scripting Almacenado, incluso cuando la capacidad unfiltered_html no est\u00e1 permitida"
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2021-24680",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T03:40:26.663",
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