Security Audit <= 1.0.0 - Admin+ Stored Cross Site Scripting
Priority LOW 30CWE-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
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Security Audit WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 does not sanitise and escape the Data Id setting, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.05063 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged 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 | Security Audit | 1.0.0 – 1.0.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Security Audit VendorUnknown Affected 1.0.0 – 1.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-24901
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g7jw-j9m6-wpxm
References
More Securemoz Security Audit vulnerabilities
- TI-2015-05727 The tweet_info function in class/__functions.php in the SecureMoz Security Audit plugin… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-24901 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-24901 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g7jw-j9m6-wpxm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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