CVE-2021-24530: Alojapro Widget <= 1.1.15 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2021-09-20 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The Alojapro Widget WordPress plugin through 1.1.15 doesn't properly sanitise its Custom CSS settings, allowing high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed

Affected products

Alojapro Widget: before 1.1.16 — fixed in 1.1.16

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Alojapro Widget 1.1.16. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/caf36ca5-aafd-48bd-a1e5-30f3973d8eb8
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/caf36ca5-aafd-48bd-a1e5-30f3973d8eb8

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