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CVE-2021-24482

MEDIUM 4.8 CVSS 3.1
Published
July 19, 2021
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
Weakness
CWE-79
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

The Related Posts for WordPress plugin through 2.0.4 does not sanitise its heading_text and CSS settings, allowing high privilege users (admin) to set XSS payloads in them, leading to Stored Cross-Site Scripting issues.

Affected WordPress components

  • Related Posts for WordPress Plugin · related-posts-for-wp
    Possible match Active
    From 2.0.4 (including) to 2.0.4 (including)
    View on WordPress.org

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 Related Posts for WordPress — From 2.0.4 (including) to 2.0.4 (including)
  • never5 related_posts — Up to and including 2.0.4

References

  • m0ze.ru https://m0ze.ru/vulnerability/%5B2021-04-18%5D-%5BWordPress%5D-%5BCWE-79%5D-Related-Posts-for-WordPress-WordPress-Plugin-v2.0.4.txt
  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2f86e418-22fd-4cb8-8de1-062b17cf20a7 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record