CVE-2021-24124 describes an unauthenticated reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WP Shieldon WordPress plugin, versions 1.6.3 and below, stemming from unvalidated input and a lack of output encoding on the CAPTCHA page. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) could allow an attacker to execute malicious scripts in a victim's browser, potentially leading to privilege escalation. While no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the flaw remains a risk for unpatched installations.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:terryl:wp_shieldon:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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