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CVE-2021-24737

MEDIUM 4.8 CVSS 3.1
Published
October 11, 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 Comments – wpDiscuz WordPress plugin through 7.3.0 does not properly sanitise or escape the Follow and Unfollow messages before outputting them in the page, which could allow high privilege users to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.

Affected WordPress components

  • Comments – wpDiscuz Plugin · wpdiscuz
    Confirmed match Active
    From 7.3.0 (including) to 7.3.0 (including); Up to and including 7.3.0
    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 Comments – wpDiscuz — From 7.3.0 (including) to 7.3.0 (including)
  • gvectors wpdiscuz — Up to and including 7.3.0

References

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f51a350c-c46d-4d52-b787-762283625d0b Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record