Name: CVE-2021-24180: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2021-04-05T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2021-24180, CWE-79, CVSS 5.4, EPSS 0.00632

Unvalidated input and lack of output encoding within the Related Posts for WordPress plugin before 2.0.4 lead to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability within the 'lang' GET parameter while editing a post, triggered when users with the capability of editing posts access a malicious URL.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.4
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Related Posts For Wp Plugin	—	Update related-posts-for-wp plugin to version 2.0.4, or a newer patched version	May 15, 2025	Mar 15, 2021

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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