What is CVE-2021-24561?

CVE-2021-24561 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Veronalabs Wp_sms, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-08-23.

How severe is CVE-2021-24561?

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

Is CVE-2021-24561 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Veronalabs Wp_sms

CVE-2021-24561

The WP SMS WordPress plugin before 5.4.13 does not sanitise the "wp_group_name" parameter before outputting it back in the "Groups" page, leading to an Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.007 (48.3th 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

Veronalabs Wp_sms
Unknown Wp Sms — versions 5.4.13

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-24561?: CVE-2021-24561 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Veronalabs Wp_sms, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-08-23.
How severe is CVE-2021-24561?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-24561 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.