What is CVE-2021-24699?

CVE-2021-24699 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Easy Media Download Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-10-25.

How severe is CVE-2021-24699?

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

Is CVE-2021-24699 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Easy Media Download Project

CVE-2021-24699

The Easy Media Download WordPress plugin before 1.1.7 does not escape the text argument of its shortcode, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.006 (46.0th 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

Easy_media_download_project Easy_media_download
Unknown Easy Media Download — versions 1.1.7

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-24699?: CVE-2021-24699 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Easy Media Download Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-10-25.
How severe is CVE-2021-24699?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-24699 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.