CVE-2021-24793 json
WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher < 2.6.12 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
published 5y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-11705
- cvss
- 4.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 51%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher WordPress plugin before 2.6.12 does not escape the Feed URL added to a campaign before outputting it in an attribute, allowing high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.
Patch / fix
- etruel wpematico_rss_feed_fetcher 2.6.12
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0.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/eeedbb3b-ae10-4472-a1d3-f196f95b9d96 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 3.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- Unknown WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/eeedbb3b-ae10-4472-a1d3-f196f95b9d96
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-24793
- NVD CVE-2021-24793
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