5.4

CVE-2021-24415: bplugins polo_video_gallery Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 5.4v3.1MediumModified
Published 18-10-2021Last modified 03-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-24415 is a medium (CVSS 5.4) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in bplugins polo_video_gallery. EPSS estimates a 0.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.4/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.58%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 18-10-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Polo Video Gallery – Best wordpress video gallery plugin WordPress plugin through 1.2 does not sanitise or validate the parameters from its shortcode, allowing users with a role as low as contributor to set Cross-Site Scripting payload in them which will be triggered in the page/s with the embed malicious shortcode

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.58%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

47%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.58% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.58%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Bplugins1 product
Unknown1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • polo-video-gallery≤ 1.2

3 vendors · 3 products

References

2 links