CVE-2021-24882: Slideshow Gallery < 1.7.4 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2021-24882 is a medium (CVSS 4.8) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in tribulant slideshow_gallery. EPSS estimates a 0.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Timeline
- 23-11-2021PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The Slideshow Gallery WordPress plugin before 1.7.4 does not sanitise and escape the Slide "Title", "Description", and Gallery "Title" fields, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html is disallowed
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- wordfenceSource4.8MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.62%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
49%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.62% on 24-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (wpscan.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Tribulant1 product
- slideshow_gallery< 1.7.4
Unknown1 product
- slideshow gallery≥ 1.7.4, < 1.7.4
Wordpress1 product
- slideshow-gallery< 1.7.4
3 vendors · 3 products
References
2 links- wpscan.com/vulnerability/6d71816c-8267-4b84-9087-191fbb976e72X Refsource MISCExploitThird Party Advisory