CVE-2021-24789 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2021-24789

Flat Preloader < 1.5.5 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Vulnerability Description

The Flat Preloader WordPress plugin before 1.5.5 does not escape some of its settings when outputting them in attribute in the frontend, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html is disallowed

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • apple502j

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Flat Preloader
Vulnerable Versions:
1.5.5

Timeline

Official Publish: November 1st, 2021
Last Modified: August 3rd, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)