CVE-2021-24533

Public Exploit
Maintenance < 4.03 - Authenticated Stored XSS

Description

The Maintenance WordPress plugin before 4.03 does not sanitise or escape some of its settings, allowing high privilege users such as admin to se Cross-Site Scripting payload in them (even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed), which will be triggered in the frontend

Category

4.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.21%
Third-Party Advisory wpscan.com
Affected: Unknown Maintenance
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/174b2119-b806-4da4-a23d-c19b552c86cb third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-24533?
CVE-2021-24533 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-24533?
To fix CVE-2021-24533, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-24533 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2021-24533 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-24533?
CVE-2021-24533 affects Unknown Maintenance.
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