4.8

CVE-2021-24992: buttonizer Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 4.8v3.1MediumModified
Published 27-12-2021Last modified 03-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-24992 is a medium (CVSS 4.8) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in buttonizer. EPSS estimates a 0.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 2.5.5.

Overall risk
29/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.8/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.62%
0%100%
Low · +0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 27-12-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Smart Floating / Sticky Buttons WordPress plugin before 2.5.5 does not sanitise and escape some parameter before outputting them in attributes and page, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.62%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

49%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.02 pp

From 0.60% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.62%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (wpscan.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Buttonizer1 product
Unknown1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • buttonizer-multifunctional-button≤ 2.5.4 (fixed in 2.5.5)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

2 links