Vulnerability · Published Sep 6, 2021 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2021-24599Email Encoder < 2.1.2 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Email Encoder – Protect Email Addresses from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 59% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 41.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Email Encoder – Protect Email Addresses WordPress plugin before 2.1.2 has an endpoint that requires no authentication and will render a user supplied value in the HTML response without escaping or sanitizing the data.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Email Encoder – Protect Email Addresses | 2.1.2 – before 2.1.2 |
Weakness: CWE-79