CVE-2021-24127
ThirstyAffiliates < 3.9.3 - Authenticated Stored XSS
Unvalidated input and lack of output encoding in the ThirstyAffiliates Affiliate Link Manager WordPress plugin, versions before 3.9.3, was vulnerable to authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), which could lead to privilege escalation.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.4
Unvalidated input and lack of output encoding in the ThirstyAffiliates Affiliate Link Manager WordPress plugin, versions before 3.9.3, was vulnerable to authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), which could lead to privilege escalation.
- Record
CVE-2021-24127- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
ThirstyAffiliates < 3.9.3 - Authenticated Stored XSS
Unvalidated input and lack of output encoding in the ThirstyAffiliates Affiliate Link Manager WordPress plugin, versions before 3.9.3, was vulnerable to authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), which could lead to privilege escalation.
- Record
CVE-2021-24127- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-11041 No score
Unvalidated input and lack of output encoding in the ThirstyAffiliates Affiliate Link Manager WordPress plugin, versions before 3.9.3, was vulnerable to authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), which could lead to privilege escalation.
- Record
EUVD-2021-11041- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x959-3cr2-q2g9 No score
Unvalidated input and lack of output encoding in the ThirstyAffiliates Affiliate Link Manager...
Unvalidated input and lack of output encoding in the ThirstyAffiliates Affiliate Link Manager WordPress plugin, versions before 3.9.3, was vulnerable to authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), which could lead to privilege escalation.
- Record
GHSA-x959-3cr2-q2g9- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-24127 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Blair Williams Thirstyaffiliates, published March 18, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.65%, the 51st percentile. No source names a fixed version.