CVE-2021-24817 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Ultimate NoFollow WordPress plugin up to version 1.4.8, stemming from insufficient sanitization and escaping of the href attribute within its shortcodes. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) allows authenticated users with contributor-level privileges to inject malicious scripts, potentially leading to client-side attacks. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.4.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ultimate_nofollow_project:ultimate_nofollow:*:*:*:*:*: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.