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CVE-2021-24366

MEDIUM 5.4 CVSS 3.1
Published
June 21, 2021
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

The Admin Columns WordPress plugin before 4.3 and Admin Columns Pro WordPress plugin before 5.5.1 do not sanitise and escape its Label settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)

Affected WordPress components

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown Admin Columns — From 3.0 (including) to 4.3 (excluding)
  • Unknown Admin Columns Pro — Before 5.5.1
  • admincolumns admin_columns — Before 4.3
  • admincolumns admin_columns — Before 5.5.1

References

  • github.com https://github.com/codepress/admin-columns/commit/b45571ed21d574d13687213a5002e0c68e4442c7
  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/05427156-4d5c-4aeb-add8-1c574fda5c28 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • www.whitesourcesoftware.com https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-24366 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record