CM Tooltip Glossary < 3.9.21 - Contributor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Priority LOW 25CWE-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
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The CM Tooltip Glossary WordPress plugin before 3.9.21 does not escape some glossary_tooltip shortcode attributes, which could allow users a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00624 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed CM Tooltip Glossary – Better SEO and UEX for your WP site (Unknown): 3.9.21
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 | CM Tooltip Glossary – Better SEO and UEX for your WP site | 3.9.21 to before 3.9.21 | 3.9.21 | Patch available | CNA |
- CM Tooltip Glossary – Better SEO and UEX for your WP site VendorUnknown Affected 3.9.21 to before 3.9.21 Fixed in 3.9.21 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cminds:tooltip_glossary:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 3.9.21 | Vulnerable | CreativeMindsSolutions |
- cpe:2.3:a:cminds:tooltip_glossary:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 3.9.21 Vulnerable ·CreativeMindsSolutions
Remediation
- Fix · CNA CM Tooltip Glossary – Better SEO and UEX for your WP site (Unknown) Fixed in 3.9.21
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-24678
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jmwf-xjgj-rg8f
- 2026-11-04 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More CreativeMindsSolutions Tooltip Glossary vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-09317 Reflected XSS in wordpress plugin enhanced-tooltipglossary v3.2.8 CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2021-24678 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-24678 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jmwf-xjgj-rg8f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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