CVE-2021-24678

MEDIUM
Published Oct 4, 20214y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.4 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Oct 4, 2021 4y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

The CM Tooltip Glossary WordPress plugin before 3.9.21 does not escape some glossary_tooltip shortcode attributes, which could allow users a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.4
Exploitability
2.3
Impact
2.7
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

No active exploitation signals — not in CISA KEV and no EPSS score yet.

Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-79 Cross-site Scripting Injection

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
cmindstooltip_glossary* <3.9.21

References 1

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b83880f7-8614-4409-9305-d059b5df15dd
    ExploitThird Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.