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TI-2021-07016 Aliases CVE-2021-24734GHSA-mc96-xvr9-9pqc

Compact WP Audio Player < 1.9.7 - 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 Compact WP Audio Player WordPress plugin before 1.9.7 does not escape some of its shortcodes attributes, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0065 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Compact WP Audio Player (Unknown): 1.9.7

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownCompact WP Audio Player1.9.7 to before 1.9.71.9.7Patch availableCNA
  • Compact WP Audio Player VendorUnknown Affected 1.9.7 to before 1.9.7 Fixed in 1.9.7 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:tipsandtricks-hq:compact_wp_audio_player:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 1.9.7Vulnerablemra13
  • cpe:2.3:a:tipsandtricks-hq:compact_wp_audio_player:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.9.7 Vulnerable ·mra13

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Compact WP Audio Player (Unknown) Fixed in 1.9.7

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Compact WP Audio Player 1.9.7

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2021-07017 Compact WP Audio Player < 1.9.7 - Setting Change via CSRFPriority LOW 30
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-24734
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mc96-xvr9-9pqc
  3. 2026-10-16 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2022-04146 Compact WP Audio Player < 1.9.8 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2021-07017 Compact WP Audio Player < 1.9.7 - Setting Change via CSRF CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5

Sources

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