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CVE-2021-24855

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Published: Dec 13, 2021Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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5.4
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Exploitability: 2.3 / Impact: 2.7
Source: NVD

Description

The Display Post Metadata WordPress plugin before 1.5.0 adds a shortcode to print out custom fields, however their content is not sanitised or escaped which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks

Affected (1)

Display Post Metadata Project
1 product
Display Post Metadata
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Display Post Metadata
Before 1.5.0

Related CWEs

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

References (2)

Source: contact@wpscan.com
ExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitThird Party Advisory

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