CVE-2021-24408 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Prismatic WordPress plugin versions prior to 2.8, stemming from insufficient sanitization of shortcode parameters. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) allows authenticated users, even those with Contributor roles, to inject malicious scripts, which could then be triggered upon administrator approval or directly by higher-privileged users like Editors. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:plugin-planet:prismatic:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.