CVE-2021-24880: SupportCandy < 2.2.7 - Contributor+ 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: 2022-02-07 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The SupportCandy WordPress plugin before 2.2.7 does not validate and escape the page attribute of its shortcode, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks

Affected products

SupportCandy: before 2.2.7 — fixed in 2.2.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: SupportCandy 2.2.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/09226067-0289-4d4f-9450-6f2c2ba058a0
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/09226067-0289-4d4f-9450-6f2c2ba058a0

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