THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2021-24926
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2021-24926

Domain Check vulnerability

CVSS
6.1
EPSS
12.9%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
The Domain Check WordPress plugin before 1.0.17 does not sanitise and escape the domain parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue
Affected vendor
Domaincheckplugin
Affected product
Domain Check
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-79 — Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Published
2022-02-01

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to low impact to confidentiality, low impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 12.9% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2021-24926

  • Confirm whether Domaincheckplugin Domain Check is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2021-24926.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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