Vulnerability · Published Sep 6, 2021 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2021-24517Stop Spammers Security < 2021.18 - Authenticated Stored XSS
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Stop Spammers Security | Block Spam Users, Comments, Forms from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 50% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 49.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Stop Spammers Security | Block Spam Users, Comments, Forms WordPress plugin before 2021.18 does not escape some of its settings, allowing high privilege users such as admin to set Cross-Site Scripting payloads in them even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Stop Spammers Security | Block Spam Users, Comments, Forms | 2021.18 – before 2021.18 |
Weakness: CWE-79