Medium severity5.4NVD Advisory· Published Dec 13, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-24855
CVE-2021-24855
Description
The Display Post Metadata WordPress plugin before 1.5.0 adds a shortcode to print out custom fields, however their content is not sanitised or escaped which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks
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Affected products
2- WordPress/Display Post Metadatadescription
- Range: <1.5.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- wpscan.com/vulnerability/49328498-d3a0-4d27-8a52-24054b5e42f3nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
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