CVE-2021-24986 (GCVE-0-2021-24986)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-04-11 14:40 – Updated: 2024-08-03 19:49
VLAI
Title
Post Grid < 2.1.16 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via keyword
Summary
The Post Grid WordPress plugin before 2.1.16 does not escape the keyword parameter before outputting it back in an attribute, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in pages containing a Post Grid with a search form
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 Post Grid Affected: 2.1.16 , < 2.1.16 (custom)
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Credits
JrXnm
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