What is CVE-2021-24180?

CVE-2021-24180 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Never5 Related_posts, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-04-05.

How severe is CVE-2021-24180?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-24180 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Never5 Related_posts

CVE-2021-24180

Unvalidated input and lack of output encoding within the Related Posts for WordPress plugin before 2.0.4 lead to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability within the 'lang' GET parameter while editing a post, triggered when user…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.006 (45.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Never5 Related_posts
Unknown Related Posts For Wordpress — versions 2.0.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

contact@wpscan.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-24180?: CVE-2021-24180 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Never5 Related_posts, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-04-05.
How severe is CVE-2021-24180?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-24180 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.