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CVE-2021-24482

Related Posts for WordPress <= 2.0.4 - Authenticated Stored XSS & XFS

MEDIUM
4.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 19, 2021 at 10:53 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:40 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorRelated Posts

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Severity
MEDIUM4.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%

Description

The Related Posts for WordPress plugin through 2.0.4 does not sanitise its heading_text and CSS settings, allowing high privilege users (admin) to set XSS payloads in them, leading to Stored Cross-Site Scripting issues.

Affected

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

Related Posts· NEVER5wordpress-plugin
95%
v ≤ 2.0.42.0.4

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 (2)

x_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
https://m0ze.ru/vulnerability/%5B2021-04-18%5D-%5BWordPress%5D-%5BCWE-79%5D-Related-Posts-for-WordPress-WordPress-Plugin-v2.0.4.txt
x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2f86e418-22fd-4cb8-8de1-062b17cf20a7

CVSS

4.8MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79

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