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WordPress Plugin: wp-sms: CVE-2021-24561: 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 26, 2021
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026

Description

The WP SMS WordPress plugin before 5.4.13 does not sanitise the "wp_group_name" parameter before outputting it back in the "Groups" page, leading to an Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue

Solution

wp-sms-plugin-cve-2021-24561
Title
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