CVE-2021-24812Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Stored script execution via unescaped imported link title

Published Nov 23, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Stored XSS in WPDeveloper BetterLinks before 1.2.6 allows remote authenticated users to store scripts through a malicious CSV import. The CSV importer accepts a crafted link_title value without sanitizing it, and the Manage Links page renders that value without escaping. Administrator access is required to import the file, and the payload executes when an authenticated user opens the Manage Links page.

CVSS severity5.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.62%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in WPDeveloper BetterLinks before 1.2.6 allows remote authenticated users to store scripts through a malicious CSV import. The CSV importer accepts a crafted link_title value without sanitizing it, and the Manage Links page renders that value without escaping. Administrator access is required to import the file, and the payload executes when an authenticated user opens the Manage Links page.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-24812
Published
Nov 23, 2021
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
WPDeveloper
Product
BetterLinks
Classifications
CWE-79, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 23, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.2.6 <1.2.6

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

WPDeveloper · BetterLinksversion=1.2.6 <1.2.6

Published CVSS scores

3.5NVDAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
5.4NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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