CVE-2021-24828 json
Mortgage Calculator / Loan Calculator < 1.5.17 - Contributor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
published 2022-01-03 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-11740
- cvss
- 5.4
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 50%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Mortgage Calculator / Loan Calculator WordPress plugin before 1.5.17 does not escape the some of the attributes of its mlcalc shortcode before outputting them, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks
Patch / fix
- mlcalc mortgage_calculator/loan_calculator 1.5.17
Exploit prediction
0.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6f9d1ee5-7ed7-4304-96a2-611b2f0081d2 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 3.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- Unknown Mortgage Calculator / Loan Calculator
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/6f9d1ee5-7ed7-4304-96a2-611b2f0081d2
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-24828
- NVD CVE-2021-24828
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