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CVE-2021-24745

MEDIUM 5.4 CVSS 3.1
Published
November 29, 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:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

The About Author Box WordPress plugin before 1.0.2 does not sanitise and escape the Social Profiles field values before outputting them in attributes, which could allow user with a role as low as contributor to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

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 About Author Box — From 1.0.2 (including) to 1.0.2 (excluding)
  • wpkube about_author_box — Before 1.0.2

References

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a965aeca-d8f9-4070-aa0d-9c9b95493dda Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record