Name: CVE-2021-24124: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2021-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2021-24124, CWE-79, CVSS 6.1, EPSS 0.01148

Unvalidated input and lack of output encoding in the WP Shieldon WordPress plugin, version 1.6.3 and below, leads to Unauthenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) when the CAPTCHA page is shown could lead to privileged escalation.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.1
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Wp Shieldon Plugin	—	Update wp-shieldon plugin to version 1.6.4, or a newer patched version	May 15, 2025	Jan 18, 2021

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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