CVE-2021-24855 (GCVE-0-2021-24855)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-12-13 10:41 – Updated: 2024-08-03 19:42
VLAI
Title
Display Post Metadata < 1.5.0 - Contributor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Summary
The Display Post Metadata WordPress plugin before 1.5.0 adds a shortcode to print out custom fields, however their content is not sanitised or escaped which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown Display Post Metadata Affected: 1.5.0 , < 1.5.0 (custom)
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Credits
Francesco Carlucci
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