CVE-2021-24648: Registration Magic < 5.0.1.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-02-01 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The RegistrationMagic WordPress plugin before 5.0.1.9 does not sanitise and escape the rm_search_value parameter before outputting back in an attribute, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Affected products

Metagauss RegistrationMagic: before 5.0.1.9 — fixed in 5.0.1.9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Metagauss RegistrationMagic 5.0.1.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2646734
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a3573212-2a98-4504-b8f4-b4d46655e17c
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2646734
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a3573212-2a98-4504-b8f4-b4d46655e17c

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