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CVE-2021-24855 Details

Description

The Display Post Metadata WordPress plugin before 1.5.0 adds a shortcode to print out custom fields, however their content is not sanitised or escaped which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.4 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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/49328498-d3a0-4d27-8a52-24054b5e42f3 CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/49328498-d3a0-4d27-8a52-24054b5e42f3 [email protected]ExploitThird Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

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

Affected Products

ProductVersions
display post metadata project display post metadata
< 1.5.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:display_post_metadata_project:display_post_metadata:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-24855
NVD Published Date:
Dec 13, 2021
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2021-24855 Details - Not Deferred