Is CVE-2021-24450 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2021-24450 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2021-24450 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2021-24450 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-24450?

CVE-2021-24450 has a CVSS score of 4.8 (MEDIUM).

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MEDIUM

CVE-2021-24450

CWE-79Published: August 2, 2021· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

4.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

The User Registration, User Profiles, Login & Membership – ProfilePress (Formerly WP User Avatar) WordPress plugin before 3.1.8 did not sanitise or escape some of its settings before saving them and outputting them back in the page, allowing high privilege users such as admin to set JavaScript payloads in them even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed, leading to an authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2021-24450 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires high privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

The vulnerability has a "Changed" scope, meaning successful exploitation can impact components beyond the vulnerable component itself — such as the host operating system or adjacent services.

From a weakness classification perspective (CWE-79): Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities allow attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users.