CVE-2021-24680: WP Travel Engine < 5.3.1 - Editor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 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: 2022-01-03 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The WP Travel Engine WordPress plugin before 5.3.1 does not escape the Description field in the Trip Destination/Activities/Trip Type and Pricing Category pages, allowing users with a role as low as editor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks, even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed

Affected products

WP Travel Engine: before 5.3.1 — fixed in 5.3.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: WP Travel Engine 5.3.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/30f2a0d5-7959-436c-9860-2535020e82d3
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/30f2a0d5-7959-436c-9860-2535020e82d3

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