CVE-2021-24901 json
Security Audit <= 1.0.0 - Admin+ Stored Cross Site Scripting
published 2022-02-28 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-11813
- cvss
- 4.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 5.1%
- EPSS 5.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
The Security Audit WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 does not sanitise and escape the Data Id setting, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-50723)
- Published
Exploit prediction
5.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-50723 WordPress Plugin Security Audit 1.0.0 - Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) webapps, 2022-02-08
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9c315404-b66a-448c-a3b7-367a37b53435 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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 Security Audit
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/9c315404-b66a-448c-a3b7-367a37b53435
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-24901
- NVD CVE-2021-24901
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