CVE-2021-24297: Goto < 2.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2021-05-24 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The Goto WordPress theme before 2.1 did not properly sanitize the formvalue JSON POST parameter in its tl_filter AJAX action, leading to an unauthenticated Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

Affected products

Goto: before 2.1 — fixed in 2.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Goto 2.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a64a3b2e-7924-47aa-96e8-3aa02a6cdccc
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a64a3b2e-7924-47aa-96e8-3aa02a6cdccc

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