CVE-2021-24933

MEDIUM 5.4CVE-2021-24933 · Published 28/02/2022 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2021-24933 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.4) vulnerability affecting dynamic widgets (bootstrapped).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.60%, higher than 48.8% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
dynamic widgets bootstrapped	`≤ 1.5.16`	No fix yet

Description

The Dynamic Widgets WordPress plugin through 1.5.16 does not escape the prefix parameter before outputting it back in an attribute when using the term_tree AJAX action (available to any authenticated users), leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/b8e6f0d3-a7d1-4ca8-aba8-0d5075167d55 · Exploit

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