Display Post Metadata < 1.5.0 - Contributor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

published 2021-12-13 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-11767

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

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

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

display_post_metadata_project display_post_metadata 1.5.0

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/49328498-d3a0-4d27-8a52-24054b5e42f3 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 Display Post Metadata

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

wpscan.com /vulnerability/49328498-d3a0-4d27-8a52-24054b5e42f3
exploit, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2021-24855
NVD CVE-2021-24855

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Summary