CVE-2021-24745 is a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the About Author Box WordPress plugin prior to version 1.0.2. The flaw stems from insufficient sanitization of Social Profiles field values, allowing authenticated users with contributor-level privileges to inject malicious scripts. Rated 5.4 MEDIUM on CVSS, this vulnerability requires user interaction and could lead to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wpkube:about_author_box:*:*:*:*:*: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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