CVE-2021-24373 is a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the WP Hardening – Fix Your WordPress Security plugin before version 1.2.2. The flaw stems from insufficient sanitization of the "historyvalue" GET parameter, allowing malicious script injection. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires user interaction (UI:R). A successful exploit could lead to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity (C:L/I:L), potentially allowing an attacker to steal session cookies or deface the affected website. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, indicating low public attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:getastra:wp_hardening:*:*:*:*:*: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.