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CVE-2021-24558

Project Status <= 1.6 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

MEDIUM
5.4
CVSS Score
Published: August 23, 2021 at 11:10 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:40 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorProject Status

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Severity
MEDIUM5.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%

Description

The pspin_duplicate_post_save_as_new_post function of the Project Status WordPress plugin through 1.6 does not sanitise, validate or escape the post GET parameter passed to it before outputting it in an error message when the related post does not exist, leading to a reflected XSS issue

Affected

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

Project Status· 3-7designswordpress-plugin
95%
v ≤ 1.61.6

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_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://codevigilant.com/disclosure/2021/wp-plugin-project-status/
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ca5f2152-fcfd-492d-a552-f9604011beff

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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