CVE-2021-24958 json
Meks Easy Photo Feed Widget < 1.2.4 - Subscriber+ Settings Update to Stored XSS
published 2022-03-14 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-11870
- 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 48%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Meks Easy Photo Feed Widget WordPress plugin before 1.2.4 does not have capability and CSRF checks in the meks_save_business_selected_account AJAX action, available to any authenticated user, and does not escape some of the settings. As a result, any authenticated user, such as subscriber could update the plugin's settings and put Cross-Site Scripting payloads in them
Patch / fix
- mekshq meks_easy_photo_feed_widget 1.2.4
Exploit prediction
0.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/011c2519-fd84-4c95-b8b8-23654af59d70 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 Meks Easy Photo Feed Widget
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/011c2519-fd84-4c95-b8b8-23654af59d70
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-24958
- NVD CVE-2021-24958
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