What is CVE-2021-24524?

CVE-2021-24524 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Givewp, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2021-08-23.

How severe is CVE-2021-24524?

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

Is CVE-2021-24524 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Givewp

CVE-2021-24524

The GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform WordPress plugin before 2.12.0 did not escape the Donation Level setting of its Donation Forms, allowing high privilege users to use Cross-Site Scripting payloads in them.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.006 (46.0th 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

Givewp
Unknown Givewp – Donation Plugin And Fundraising Platform — versions 2.12.0

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-2021-24524?: CVE-2021-24524 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Givewp, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2021-08-23.
How severe is CVE-2021-24524?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-24524 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.