cve/2021/CVE-2021-24482.md

### [CVE-2021-24482](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-24482)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=Related%20Posts%20for%20WordPress&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=2.0.4%3C%3D%202.0.4%20&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-79%20Cross-site%20Scripting%20(XSS)&color=brighgreen)

### Description

The Related Posts for WordPress plugin through 2.0.4 does not sanitise its heading_text and CSS settings, allowing high privilege users (admin) to set XSS payloads in them, leading to Stored Cross-Site Scripting issues.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2f86e418-22fd-4cb8-8de1-062b17cf20a7

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.