PT-2021-15756 · WordPress · Wordpress Related Posts

Ganesh Bagaria · Published 2021-04-05 · Updated 2025-08-12 · CVE-2021-24211

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: WordPress Related Posts plugin versions 3.6.4 and earlier

Description: The issue concerns an authenticated stored XSS vulnerability in the title field on the settings page. This allows an attacker to execute JavaScript code in the user's browser.

Recommendations: For WordPress Related Posts plugin versions 3.6.4 and earlier, update to a version later than 3.6.4 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the settings page to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the title field on the settings page until the issue is resolved.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-24211

Affected Products

Wordpress Related Posts

References · 5

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/37e0a033-3dee-476d-ae86-68354e8f0b1c · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24211 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24211 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cveNotify/131791 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/13091 · Telegram Post