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CVE-2021-24180

Related Posts for WordPress < 2.0.4 - Authenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

MEDIUM
5.4
CVSS Score
Published: April 5, 2021 at 06:27 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:39 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorRelated Posts

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Severity
MEDIUM5.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%

Description

Unvalidated input and lack of output encoding within the Related Posts for WordPress plugin before 2.0.4 lead to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability within the 'lang' GET parameter while editing a post, triggered when users with the capability of editing posts access a malicious URL.

Affected

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

Related Posts· NEVER5wordpress-plugin
95%
v < 2.0.4
Affected range stops below 2.0.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

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_CONFIRMExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7593d5c8-cbc2-4469-b36b-5d4fb6d49718

CVSS

5.4MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79

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