Vulnerability Report
Plugin Medium Patch path listed CVE-2021-24517

Stop Spammers Security <= 2021.17 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

The Stop Spammers Security | Block Spam Users, Comments, Forms WordPress plugin before 2021.18 does not escape some of its settings, allowing high privilege users such as admin to set Cross-Site Scripting payloads in them even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed

Quick Answer

CVE-2021-24517 is a medium severity with CVSS 4.8 Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin Stop Spammers Classic. It affects Versions before 2021.18 and is fixed in 2021.18.

Published
Aug 09, 2021
Last Updated
Jan 22, 2024
Slug
stop-spammer-registrations-plugin
Operational Summary

What the operator needs to know

Patch Status
Patched release is available
Remediation
Update to version 2021.18, or a newer patched version
Operator Briefing

CVE-2021-24517 is tracked for the Plugin Stop Spammers Classic as medium severity with CVSS 4.8. The affected range is Versions before 2021.18. Update Stop Spammers Classic to 2021.18 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.

Issue Type
Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Primary Fixed Version
2021.18
Primary Affected Range
Versions before 2021.18
Tracking ID
CVE-2021-24517
Detailed Metadata
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug
stop-spammer-registrations-plugin View on wordpress.org
CVE CVE-2021-24517
Patched Versions
2021.18
Affected Versions
Versions before 2021.18
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