CVE-2021-24855

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    CVE-2021-24855

    Published: 13 Dec 2021Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The Display Post Metadata WordPress plugin before 1.5.0 adds a shortcode to print out custom fields, however their content is not sanitised or escaped which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks

    References: , https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/49328498-d3a0-4d27-8a52-24054b5e42f3

    Affected packages

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    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
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    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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