Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
My Site Audit for WordPress can store unsafe JavaScript in an audit name. The issue requires an authenticated, high-privilege user, so it is less urgent than unauthenticated compromise but still weakens administrative trust and can affect anyone viewing the stored audit data.
Executive priority
Address during near-term WordPress maintenance where the plugin is present. Escalate if many administrators share access, admin accounts are weakly controlled, or sensitive workflows rely on the affected WordPress instance.
Technical view
CVE-2021-24445 is a stored XSS issue in My Site Audit through 1.2.4. The Audit Name field is not sanitized or escaped when an audit is created, allowing JavaScript content even when unfiltered_html is disallowed. Sources identify CWE-79 and do not provide CVSS scoring.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running the My Site Audit plugin through version 1.2.4, especially where multiple privileged users can create audits. No source evidence identifies other affected products or versions beyond this range.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation evidence. Exploitation requires authenticated high-privilege access and depends on stored audit data later being rendered in a browser without safe output handling.
Researcher notes
Evidence is narrow and consistent: authenticated stored XSS through unsanitized or unescaped Audit Name input in My Site Audit through 1.2.4. Sources do not name a fixed version, CVSS vector, public exploit activity, or broader product impact.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for My Site Audit version 1.2.4 or earlier.
- Check vendor or WPScan guidance for a fixed release or official mitigation.
- Disable or remove the plugin if no supported fixed version is available.
- Restrict audit creation to trusted administrators until remediation is complete.
- Review existing audit names for unexpected script-like content.
Validation and detection
- Confirm installed plugin name and version on each WordPress site.
- Identify users or roles allowed to create My Site Audit audits.
- Review stored audit names for HTML, script tags, or event-handler strings.
- Verify remediation by confirming audit names are safely escaped when rendered.
- Document findings because source data lacks CVSS and fixed-version detail.
Public sources used
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CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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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/d60634a3-ca39-43be-893b-ff9ba625360fCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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CWE details
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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.