CVE-2021-24180: Unvalidated input and lack of output encoding within the Related Posts for WordPress plugin before 2.0.4 lead to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability within the 'lang' GET parameter wh

medium Affects related-posts (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.3, updated 2026-10-29; published 2021-04-05; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

Unvalidated input and lack of output encoding within the Related Posts for WordPress plugin before 2.0.4 lead to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability within the 'lang' GET parameter wh

Package: related-posts (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <2.0.4
Fixed in: 2.0.4
Severity: medium CVSS 5.4
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (50.2th percentile)
Published: 2021-04-05
Source: nvd

References

CWE-79

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