vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: compact-wp-audio-player: CVE-2021-24734: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Sep 15, 2021 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Sep 15, 2021
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The Compact WP Audio Player WordPress plugin before 1.9.7 does not escape some of its shortcodes attributes, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Solution
compact-wp-audio-player-plugin-cve-2021-24734
References
Rapid7 Labs
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