Name: CVE-2021-24578: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2021-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2021-24578, CWE-79, CVSS 6.1, EPSS 0.0021

The SportsPress WordPress plugin before 2.7.9 does not sanitise and escape its match_day parameter before outputting back in the Events backend page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue

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
Sportspress Plugin	—	Update sportspress plugin to version 2.7.9, or a newer patched version	May 15, 2025	Nov 16, 2021

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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