WordPress Related Posts <= 3.6.4 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2021-24211
CVSS Medium (5.4)
Publicly Published March 19, 2021
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Ganesh Bagaria
Description

The WordPress Related Posts plugin through 3.6.4 contains an authenticated (admin+) stored XSS vulnerability in the title field on the settings page. By exploiting that an attacker will be able to execute JavaScript code in the user's browser.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wordpress-23-related-posts-plugin (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Affected Version
  • <= 3.6.4
Patched Version
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