VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-24124

CVSS score6.1 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.15%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-03-18
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

Unvalidated input and lack of output encoding in the WP Shieldon WordPress plugin, version 1.6.3 and below, leads to Unauthenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) when the CAPTCHA page is shown could lead to privileged escalation.

Weakness classification

  • contact@wpscan.com: CWE-79
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-79

Primary references