CVE-2021-24556 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Email Subscriber WordPress plugin through version 1.1. It arises from improper sanitization and validation of the subscribe_email and subscribe_name POST parameters, allowing malicious scripts to be stored in the database and executed when an administrator views the subscriber list. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 6.1), it requires user interaction (UI:R) and could lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts (C:L, I:L). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, indicating a low current threat level.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:email-subscriber_project:email-subscriber:*:*:*:*:*: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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