XSS in Keyword Meta Project
CVE-2021-24611
The Keyword Meta WordPress plugin through 3.0 does not sanitise of escape its settings before outputting them back in the page after they are saved, allowing for Cross-Site Scripting issues. Furthermore, it is also lacking any CSRF check, allowing attacker to make a logged in high privilege user save arbitrary setting via a CSRF attack.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (22.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 22.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Keyword Meta Project
- Keyword Meta — versions 3.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/b4a2e595-6971-4a2a-a346-ac4445a5e0cd (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-24611?
- CVE-2021-24611 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Keyword Meta Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-09-06.
- How severe is CVE-2021-24611?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-24611 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.