CVE-2021-24482

Related Posts for WordPress <= 2.0.4 - Authenticated Stored XSS & XFS

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Published Jul 19, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 4.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Related Posts for WordPress plugin through 2.0.4 does not sanitise its heading_text and CSS settings, allowing high privilege users (admin) to set XSS payloads in them, leading to Stored Cross-Site Scripting issues.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

Related Posts for WordPress

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2.0.4`	affected	≤ 2.0.4

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:never5:related_posts:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-11394	The Related Posts for WordPress plugin through 2.0.4 does not sanitise its heading_text and CSS settings, allowing high privilege users (admin) to set XSS payloads in them, leading to Stored Cross-Site Scripting issues.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.687% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://m0ze.ru/vulnerability/%5B2021-04-18%5D-%5BWordPress%5D-%5BCWE-79%5D-Related-Posts-for-WordPress-WordPress-Plugin-v2.0.4.txt
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2f86e418-22fd-4cb8-8de1-062b17cf20a7

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Never5 Related Posts

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 7:35 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Jul 19, 2021, 10:53 AM
Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 7:35 PM
Reserved: Jan 14, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:40 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 19, 2021, 11:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:40 AM

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