Special Text Boxes < 5.9.110 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
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
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Special Text Boxes WordPress plugin before 5.9.110 does not sanitise or escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html is disallowed.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00617 49th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Special Text Boxes (Unknown): 5.9.110
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Special Text Boxes | 5.9.110 to before 5.9.110 | 5.9.110 | Patch available | CNA |
- Special Text Boxes VendorUnknown Affected 5.9.110 to before 5.9.110 Fixed in 5.9.110 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wp-special-textboxes_project:wp-special-textboxes:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 5.9.110 | Vulnerable | Wp-special-textboxes Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:wp-special-textboxes_project:wp-special-textboxes:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 5.9.110 Vulnerable ·Wp-special-textboxes Project
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Special Text Boxes (Unknown) Fixed in 5.9.110
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-24485
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8mr3-gpgg-v27c
References
Sources
- CVE-2021-24485 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-24485 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8mr3-gpgg-v27c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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