CVE-2021-24672: One User Avatar < 2.3.7 - Contributor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2021-10-18 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The One User Avatar WordPress plugin before 2.3.7 does not escape the link and target attributes of its shortcode, allowing users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks

Affected products

One User Avatar | User Profile Picture: before 2.3.7 — fixed in 2.3.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: One User Avatar | User Profile Picture 2.3.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/762c506a-f57d-450f-99c0-32d750306ddc
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/762c506a-f57d-450f-99c0-32d750306ddc

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