cve/2021/CVE-2021-24855.md

### [CVE-2021-24855](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-24855)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=Display%20Post%20Metadata&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=1.5.0%3C%201.5.0%20&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-79%20Cross-site%20Scripting%20(XSS)&color=brighgreen)

### Description

The Display Post Metadata WordPress plugin before 1.5.0 adds a shortcode to print out custom fields, however their content is not sanitised or escaped which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks

### POC

#### Reference
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/49328498-d3a0-4d27-8a52-24054b5e42f3

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