Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2021-24411 affects the Social Tape WordPress plugin through version 1.0. The plugin can save settings without CSRF protection and then display those settings without proper sanitization or escaping, allowing stored cross-site scripting if an administrator is tricked into changing settings.
Executive priority
Treat this as a targeted WordPress plugin exposure, not a broad internet-wide emergency. Prioritize sites that use Social Tape and publish its output to users. If the plugin is unnecessary or unsupported, removal is the clearest risk reduction.
Technical view
The issue combines missing CSRF checks on settings save with improper sanitization/escaping on output. A forged request could change plugin settings, and malicious content could persist and execute when rendered. Sources identify CWE-352 and CWE-79, but provide no CVSS score or confirmed patched version.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running Social Tape version 1.0 or earlier. Risk is higher where administrator sessions are long-lived, admin access lacks MFA, or plugin output appears on public or administrative pages.
Exploitation context
The provided sources describe a CSRF-to-stored-XSS path but do not state active exploitation. The CVE is not listed as KEV in the supplied bundle. Evidence does not include exploit prevalence, observed attacks, or a named fixed version.
Researcher notes
The public evidence is concise and lacks CVSS, patch metadata, and exploit telemetry. Validation should focus on asset inventory, affected plugin version, settings integrity, and whether plugin-controlled settings are rendered in user-facing or admin contexts.
Mitigation direction
- Confirm whether Social Tape is still required on affected WordPress sites.
- Disable or remove Social Tape where there is no business need.
- Check vendor or plugin guidance before keeping affected versions enabled.
- Restrict WordPress admin access and require MFA for privileged users.
- Review Social Tape settings and remove suspicious injected content.
Validation and detection
- Inventory WordPress sites for the Social Tape plugin.
- Confirm installed Social Tape versions are not 1.0 or earlier.
- Review plugin settings for unexpected HTML or script-like content.
- Check rendered pages that include Social Tape output.
- Review access logs for unusual administrator settings changes.
Public sources used
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Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context
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ATT&CK lookup starting points
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CWE-352: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
Client-side and session-facing weaknesses should be reviewed alongside initial-access and user-execution behaviors. Open the exact CWE lookup page first, then review the ATT&CK searches from that MITRE weakness context. This is a Glexia lookup hint, not an official ATT&CK mapping.
Open ATT&CK lookupCWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
Client-side and session-facing weaknesses should be reviewed alongside initial-access and user-execution behaviors. Open the exact CWE lookup page first, then review the ATT&CK searches from that MITRE weakness context. This is a Glexia lookup hint, not an official ATT&CK mapping.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ebe7f625-67e1-4df5-a569-20526dd57b24CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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CWE details
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