Vulnerability · Published Aug 2, 2021 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2021-24444TaxoPress < 3.0.7.2 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Medium 4.8
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in TaxoPress – Create and Manage Taxonomies, Tags, Categories from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.3% (higher than 83% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)4.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)2.3%top 16.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The TaxoPress – Create and Manage Taxonomies, Tags, Categories WordPress plugin before 3.0.7.2 does not sanitise its Taxonomy description field, allowing high privilege users to set JavaScript payload in them even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed, leading to an authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | TaxoPress – Create and Manage Taxonomies, Tags, Categories | 3.0.7.2 – before 3.0.7.2 |
Weakness: CWE-79