CVE-2021-24245 is a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Stop Spammers WordPress plugin prior to version 2021.9. The flaw arises from insufficient sanitization of user input when blocking requests, allowing malicious scripts to be injected. With a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium), this vulnerability can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, potentially leading to information disclosure and unauthorized actions within the user's browser session. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code and Nuclei templates are available, indicating a potential for exploitation, though community discussion and media coverage remain low.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2021.9, < 2021.9CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:trumani:stop_spammers:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | ||
< 2021.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:trumani:stop_spammers:*:*:*:*:*: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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.