5.4

CVE-2021-24365: Admin Columns Free (< 4.3.2) & Pro (< 5.5.2) - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Custom Field

Modified
Published 12-07-2021Last modified 03-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-24365 is a medium (CVSS 5.4) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in admincolumns admin_columns. EPSS estimates a 0.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.4/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.93%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits2reference

Timeline

  1. 12-07-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Admin Columns WordPress plugin Free before 4.3.2 and Pro before 5.5.2 allowed to configure individual columns for tables. Each column had a type. The type "Custom Field" allowed to choose an arbitrary database column to display in the table. There was no escaping applied to the contents of "Custom Field" columns.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.93%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

60%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.93% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

2 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (wpscan.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (syss.de)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Admincolumns2 products
Wordpress2 products
  • admin-columns-pro< 5.5.2
  • codepress-admin-columns< 4.3.2

2 vendors · 4 products

References

3 links