CVE-2021-24971

WP Responsive Menu < 3.1.7.1 - Subscriber+ Settings Update to Stored XSS

MEDIUM
5.4
CVSS Score
Published: February 28, 2022 at 09:06 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:41 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWp Responsive Menu

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Severity
MEDIUM5.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%

Description

The WP Responsive Menu WordPress plugin before 3.1.7.1 does not have capability and CSRF checks in the wpr_live_update AJAX action, as well as do not sanitise and escape some of the data submitted. As a result, any authenticated, such as subscriber could update the plugin's settings and perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks against all visitor and users on the frontend

Affected

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

v < 3.1.7.1
Affected range stops below 3.1.7.1, 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)

CVSS

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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