What is CVE-2021-24480?

CVE-2021-24480 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Event Geek Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2021-08-02.

How severe is CVE-2021-24480?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-24480 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Event Geek Project

CVE-2021-24480

The Event Geek WordPress plugin through 2.5.2 does not sanitise or escape its "Use your own " setting before outputting it in the page, leading to an authenticated (admin+) stored Cross-Site Scripting issue

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.006 (46.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Event_geek_project Event_geek
Unknown Event Geek — versions 2.5.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-24480?: CVE-2021-24480 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Event Geek Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2021-08-02.
How severe is CVE-2021-24480?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-24480 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.