CVE-2021-24745

MEDIUM
Published Nov 29, 20214y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.4 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Nov 29, 2021 4y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

The About Author Box WordPress plugin before 1.0.2 does not sanitise and escape the Social Profiles field values before outputting them in attributes, which could allow user with a role as low as contributor to perform 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
wpkubeabout_author_box* <1.0.2

References 1

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a965aeca-d8f9-4070-aa0d-9c9b95493dda
    ExploitThird Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.