What is CVE-2021-24567?

CVE-2021-24567 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nickmomrik Simple Post, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-01-16.

How severe is CVE-2021-24567?

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

Is CVE-2021-24567 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Nickmomrik Simple Post

CVE-2021-24567

The Simple Post WordPress plugin through 1.1 does not sanitize user input when an authenticated user Text value, then it does not escape these values when outputting to the browser leading to an Authenticated Stored XSS Cross-Site Scripting issue.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.005 (40.4th 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

Nickmomrik Simple_post
Unknown Simple Post — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-24567?: CVE-2021-24567 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nickmomrik Simple Post, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-01-16.
How severe is CVE-2021-24567?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-24567 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.