CVE-2021-24971

MediumCVSS 5.4/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The WP Responsive Menu WordPress plugin before 3.1.7.1 does not have capability and CSRF checks in the wpr_live_update AJAX action, as well as do not sanitise and escape some of the data submitted. As a result, any authenticated, such as subscriber could update the plugin's settings and perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks against all visitor and users on the frontend

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.4/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-79

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
UnknownWP Responsive Menu>= 3.1.7.1, < 3.1.7.1

References

Timeline

Published
Feb 28, 2022
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2021-24971: Medium severity, CVSS 5.4 | Vulnix