CVE-2021-24482

Related Posts for WordPress <= 2.0.4 - Authenticated Stored XSS & XFS

4.8 Medium

The Related Posts for WordPress plugin through 2.0.4 does not sanitise its heading_text and CSS settings, allowing high privilege users (admin) to set XSS payloads in them, leading to Stored Cross-Site Scripting issues.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: High
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.69%Up 0.1 points since Jul 20, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.8

Record: CVE-2021-24482
CVSS 3.1: 4.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 3.5 LowAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Related Posts for WordPress <= 2.0.4 - Authenticated Stored XSS & XFS

Record: CVE-2021-24482
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2021-11394 No score

Record: EUVD-2021-11394
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fcp3-3hf6-755h No score

The Related Posts for WordPress plugin through 2.0.4 does not sanitise its heading_text and CSS...

Record: GHSA-fcp3-3hf6-755h
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases, products	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2021-24482 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) in Microkid Related Posts For Wordpress, published July 19, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.69%, the 52nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.