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WordPress Plugin: daggerhart-openid-connect-generic: CVE-2021-24214: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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Severity

CVSS

(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

Published

Apr 7, 2021

Added

May 15, 2025

Modified

May 4, 2026

Description

The OpenID Connect Generic Client WordPress plugin 3.8.0 and 3.8.1 did not sanitise the login error when output back in the login form, leading to a reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue. This issue does not require authentication and can be exploited with the default configuration.

Solution

daggerhart-openid-connect-generic-plugin-cve-2021-24214

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24214
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e2f94d61-a3ec-4e25-bbd0-651b553b9c7c?source=api-prod
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2021-11128
CVE-2021-24214
https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2021-24214
CWE-79
EUVD-EUVD-2021-11128

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