Project Status <= 1.6 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Priority LOW 26CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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 pspin_duplicate_post_save_as_new_post function of the Project Status WordPress plugin through 1.6 does not sanitise, validate or escape the post GET parameter passed to it before outputting it in an error message when the related post does not exist, leading to a reflected XSS issue
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00675 52nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Project Status | 1.6 – 1.6 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Project Status VendorUnknown Affected 1.6 – 1.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:3.7designs:project_status:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 1.6 | Vulnerable | 3.7designs |
- cpe:2.3:a:3.7designs:project_status:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 1.6 Vulnerable ·3.7designs
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-24558
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6vf6-5443-jww8
References
Sources
- CVE-2021-24558 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-24558 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6vf6-5443-jww8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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