Smooth Scroll Page Up/Down Buttons <= 1.4 - Authenticated Stored XSS via psb_positioning
Priority LOW 23CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Smooth Scroll Page Up/Down Buttons WordPress plugin through 1.4 does not properly sanitise and validate its psb_positioning settings, allowing high privilege users such as admin to set an XSS payload in it, which will be executed in all pages of the blog
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00626 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Senff | Smooth Scroll Page Up/Down Buttons | 1.4 – 1.4 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Smooth Scroll Page Up/Down Buttons VendorMark Senff Affected 1.4 – 1.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:smooth_scroll_page_up\/down_buttons_project:smooth_scroll_page_up\/down_buttons:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 1.4 | Vulnerable | Smooth Scroll Page Up/down Buttons Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:smooth_scroll_page_up\/down_buttons_project:smooth_scroll_page_up\/down_buttons:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 1.4 Vulnerable ·Smooth Scroll Page Up/down Buttons Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-24418
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hv4v-qq65-xmfx
- 2026-10-30 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Smooth Scroll Page Up/down Buttons Project Smooth Scroll Page Up/down Buttons vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-06623 Smooth Scroll Page Up/Down Buttons < 1.4 - Authenticated Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-24418 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-24418 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hv4v-qq65-xmfx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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