CVE-2021-24471 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the YouTube Embed WordPress plugin prior to version 5.2.2. This flaw allows attackers to inject malicious scripts through unvalidated shortcode attributes or embedded video titles/descriptions if an API key is configured. With a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium), successful exploitation requires user interaction (UI:R) and authenticated access (PR:L), potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:youtube_embed_project:youtube_embed:*:*:*:*:*: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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