CVE-2021-24452

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    CVE-2021-24452

    Published: 19 Jul 2021Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The W3 Total Cache WordPress plugin before 2.1.5 was affected by a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue within the "extension" parameter in the Extensions dashboard, when the 'Anonymously track usage to improve product quality' setting is enabled, as the parameter is output in a JavaScript context without proper escaping. This could allow an attacker, who can convince an authenticated admin into clicking a link, to run malicious JavaScript within the user's web browser, which could lead to full site compromise.

    References: , https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3e855e09-056f-45b5-89a9-d644b7d8c9d0

    Affected packages

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    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
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    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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