CVE-2021-24976

MEDIUM 6.1CVE-2021-24976 · Published 24/01/2022 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2021-24976 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 6.1) vulnerability affecting smart seo tool (wbolt).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.92%, higher than 60.3% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 3.0.6 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
smart seo tool wbolt	`< 3.0.6`	`3.0.6`

Description

The Smart SEO Tool WordPress plugin before 3.0.6 does not sanitise and escape the search parameter before outputting it back in an attribute when the TDK optimisation setting is enabled, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

References

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2637305 · Patch
wpscan.com/vulnerability/7d5f58a8-bee4-46be-9c08-d272678338f0 · Exploit

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