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CVE-2021-24124

WP Shieldon 1.6.3 - Unauthenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: March 18, 2021 at 02:57 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:39 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWp Shieldon

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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

Unvalidated input and lack of output encoding in the WP Shieldon WordPress plugin, version 1.6.3 and below, leads to Unauthenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) when the CAPTCHA page is shown could lead to privileged escalation.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Wp Shieldon· Terrylwordpress-plugin
95%
v ≤ 1.6.31.6.3

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8d0eb0b4-0cc0-44e5-b720-90b01df3a6ee

CVSS

6.1MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79

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