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CVE-2021-24485 Details

Description

The Special Text Boxes WordPress plugin before 5.9.110 does not sanitise or escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html is disallowed.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:4.8 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4a6b278a-4c11-4624-86bf-754212979643 CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4a6b278a-4c11-4624-86bf-754212979643 [email protected]ExploitThird Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')[email protected]
CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
wp-special-textboxes project wp-special-textboxes
< 5.9.110

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:wp-special-textboxes_project:wp-special-textboxes:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-24485
NVD Published Date:
Oct 25, 2021
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2021-24485 Details - Not Deferred