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CVE-2021-24313: WP Prayer < 1.6.2 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

The WP Prayer WordPress plugin before 1.6.2 provides the functionality to store requested prayers/praises and list them on a WordPress website. These stored prayer/praise requests can be listed by using the WP Prayer engine. An authenticated WordPress user with any role can fill in the form to request a prayer. The form to request prayers or praises have several fields. The 'prayer request' and 'praise request' fields do not use proper input validation and can be used to store XSS payloads.

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Plain-English summary

CVE-2021-24313 affects the WP Prayer WordPress plugin before 1.6.2. Authenticated WordPress users, even low-privilege users, could store malicious script content in prayer or praise request fields that may run when listed on the site.

Executive priority

Treat this as a moderate website integrity and visitor-safety issue. Prioritize remediation on public WordPress sites with user registration, community accounts, or external contributors, but current sources do not support emergency active-exploitation language.

Technical view

The issue is a stored cross-site scripting flaw classified as CWE-79. The prayer request and praise request fields lacked proper input validation, allowing authenticated users with any role to save script content that could later execute in visitors' browsers when rendered by the WP Prayer engine.

Likely exposure

Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running the WP Prayer plugin before 1.6.2, especially where user registration or low-privilege posting is enabled. The provided sources do not identify other affected products or platforms.

Exploitation context

The source bundle does not indicate CISA KEV listing or confirmed active exploitation. Exploitation requires authenticated WordPress access, but the stated role requirement is broad: any authenticated role can submit affected fields.

Researcher notes

Evidence is narrow but consistent: authenticated stored XSS in two request fields before WP Prayer 1.6.2. No CVSS vector is provided in the bundle. Validate exposure by plugin presence, version, rendered output handling, and whether low-privilege users can submit affected content.

Mitigation direction

  • Inventory WordPress sites for WP Prayer and confirm installed plugin version.
  • Update WP Prayer to version 1.6.2 or later where the plugin remains in use.
  • If upgrade status is unclear, check vendor and WPScan guidance before changing production.
  • Restrict untrusted WordPress accounts that can submit prayer or praise requests.
  • Review existing prayer and praise submissions for suspicious script-like content.

Validation and detection

  • Confirm WP Prayer is absent or running version 1.6.2 or later.
  • Identify public pages that render WP Prayer prayer or praise submissions.
  • Verify submitted prayer and praise text is safely encoded when displayed.
  • Review WordPress user registration and role assignment settings.
  • Check logs for unusual authenticated submissions to WP Prayer forms.
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Confidence
medium
Sources
4

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CWE-79

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