GSD-2021-24180
Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:23Details
Unvalidated input and lack of output encoding within the Related Posts for WordPress plugin before 2.0.4 lead to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability within the 'lang' GET parameter while editing a post, triggered when users with the capability of editing posts access a malicious URL.
Aliases
Aliases
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