CVE-2021-24241

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    CVE-2021-24241

    Published: 22 Apr 2021Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The Advanced Custom Fields Pro WordPress plugin before 5.9.1 did not properly escape the generated update URL when outputting it in an attribute, leading to a reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue in the update settings page.

    References: , https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/blog/acf-5-9-1-release/, https://github.com/jdordonezn/Reflected-XSS-in-WordPress-for-ACF-PRO-before-5.9.1-plugin/issues/1, https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d1e9c995-37bd-4952-b88e-945e02e3c83f

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Low
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    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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