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WordPress Plugin: wonderplugin-pdf-embed: CVE-2021-24541: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jul 19, 2021
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026

Description

The Wonder PDF Embed WordPress plugin before 1.7 does not escape parameters of its wonderplugin_pdf shortcode, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored XSS attacks.

Solution

wonderplugin-pdf-embed-plugin-cve-2021-24541
Title
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