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CVE-2021-24745

About Author Box < 1.0.2 - Contributor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

MEDIUM
5.4
CVSS Score
Published: November 29, 2021 at 08:25 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:40 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAbout Author Box

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Severity
MEDIUM5.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%

Description

The About Author Box WordPress plugin before 1.0.2 does not sanitise and escape the Social Profiles field values before outputting them in attributes, which could allow user with a role as low as contributor to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Affected

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

About Author Box· Wpkubewordpress-plugin
95%
v < 1.0.2
Affected range stops below 1.0.2, 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_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a965aeca-d8f9-4070-aa0d-9c9b95493dda

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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