CVE-2021-24789
Estado: ModificadaMedia (4.8)—
The Flat Preloader WordPress plugin before 1.5.5 does not escape some of its settings when outputting them in attribute in the frontend, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html is disallowed
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Puntuación base: 4.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.64%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 49
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-79
- CWE-79
Referencias
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