Add Subtitle <= 1.1.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2021-24897
CVSS High (7.4)
Publicly Published January 26, 2022
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Francesco Carlucci
Description

The Add Subtitle WordPress plugin through 1.1.0 does not sanitise or escape the sub-title field (available only with classic editor) when output in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug add-subtitle (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Affected Version
  • <= 1.1.0
Patched Version
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