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CVE-2021-24414

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.4 EPSS 0.60%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-10-25 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.4. It affects WordPress.

CVE
CVE-2021-24414
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.4
EPSS
0.60%
WordPress

Original NVD Description

The Video Player for YouTube WordPress plugin before 1.4 does not sanitise or validate the parameters from its shortcode, allowing users with a role as low as contributor to set Cross-Site Scripting payload in them which will be triggered in the page/s with the embed malicious shortcode