vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: auto-post-thumbnail: CVE-2021-24932: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Nov 15, 2021 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Nov 15, 2021
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) WordPress plugin before 3.9.3 does not sanitise and escape the post_id parameter before outputting back in an admin page within a JS block, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue.
Solution
auto-post-thumbnail-plugin-cve-2021-24932
References
Rapid7 Labs
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