Display Post Metadata < 1.5.0 - 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 Display Post Metadata WordPress plugin before 1.5.0 adds a shortcode to print out custom fields, however their content is not sanitised or escaped which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform 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 Display Post Metadata (Unknown): 1.5.0
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 | Display Post Metadata | 1.5.0 to before 1.5.0 | 1.5.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Display Post Metadata VendorUnknown Affected 1.5.0 to before 1.5.0 Fixed in 1.5.0 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:display_post_metadata_project:display_post_metadata:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 1.5.0 | Vulnerable | Display Post Metadata Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:display_post_metadata_project:display_post_metadata:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.5.0 Vulnerable ·Display Post Metadata Project
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Display Post Metadata (Unknown) Fixed in 1.5.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-24855
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6qgr-35g2-ph79
- 2026-11-04 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Sources
- CVE-2021-24855 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-24855 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6qgr-35g2-ph79 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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