XSS in Taxopress
CVE-2021-24444
The TaxoPress – Create and Manage Taxonomies, Tags, Categories WordPress plugin before 3.0.7.2 does not sanitise its Taxonomy description field, allowing high privilege users to set JavaScript payload in them even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed, leading to an authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.023 (82.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 82.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Taxopress
- Taxopress – Create And Manage Taxonomies, Tags, Categories — versions 3.0.7.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/a31321fe-adc6-4480-a220-35aedca52b8b (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/164604/WordPress-TaxoPress-3.0.7.1-Cross-Site-Scr… (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-24444?
- CVE-2021-24444 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Taxopress, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2021-08-02.
- How severe is CVE-2021-24444?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-24444 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.