What is CVE-2021-24488?

CVE-2021-24488 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pickplugins Post_grid, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-08-02.

How severe is CVE-2021-24488?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-24488 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Pickplugins Post_grid

CVE-2021-24488

The slider import search feature and tab parameter of the Post Grid WordPress plugin before 2.1.8 settings are not properly sanitised before being output back in the pages, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issues

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.113 (95.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Pickplugins Post_grid
Unknown Post Grid — versions 2.1.8

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-24488?: CVE-2021-24488 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pickplugins Post_grid, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-08-02.
How severe is CVE-2021-24488?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-24488 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.