CVE-2021-24971 is a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the WP Responsive Menu WordPress plugin prior to version 3.1.7.1. Authenticated users, even subscribers, can exploit this flaw due to missing capability and CSRF checks, and insufficient input sanitization, to modify plugin settings and inject malicious scripts. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) allows attackers to perform XSS attacks against all website visitors and users on the frontend. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.1.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:magnigenie:wp_responsive_menu:*:*:*:*:*: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.