vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: wp-security-hardening: CVE-2021-24372: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Jun 7, 2021 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jun 7, 2021
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The WP Hardening – Fix Your WordPress Security WordPress plugin before 1.2.2 did not sanitise or escape the $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] before outputting it in an attribute, leading to a reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue.
Solution
wp-security-hardening-plugin-cve-2021-24372
References
Rapid7 Labs
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