CVE-2021-24955 json
ProfilePress < 3.2.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
published 2021-12-13 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-11867
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.0%
- EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 63%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The User Registration, Login Form, User Profile & Membership WordPress plugin before 3.2.3 does not escape the data parameter of the pp_get_forms_by_builder_type AJAX action before outputting it back in an attribute, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue
Patch / fix
- profilepress user_registration,_login_form,_user_profile_&_membership 3.2.3
Exploit prediction
1.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e8005d4d-41c3-451d-b85a-2626decaa080 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- Unknown User Registration, Login Form, User Profile & Membership – ProfilePress (Formerly WP User Avatar)
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
-
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
/changeset/2626573/
patch, third-party-advisory
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/e8005d4d-41c3-451d-b85a-2626decaa080
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-24955
- NVD CVE-2021-24955
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