CVE-2021-24808

medium

Description

The BP Better Messages WordPress plugin before 1.9.9.41 sanitise (with sanitize_text_field) but does not escape the 'subject' parameter before outputting it back in an attribute, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/53ff82ec-00ec-4b20-8f60-db9db8c025b4

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2605772/bp-better-messages/trunk/views/layout-new.php

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2021-11-01

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00199