CVE-2021-24233: The Cooked Pro WordPress plugin before 1.7.5.6 was affected by unauthenticated reflected Cross-Site Scripting issues, due to improper sanitisation of user input while being output back in pages as an

medium Affects cooked (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published 2021-04-22; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The Cooked Pro WordPress plugin before 1.7.5.6 was affected by unauthenticated reflected Cross-Site Scripting issues, due to improper sanitisation of user input while being output back in pages as an

Package: cooked (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <1.7.5.6
Fixed in: 1.7.5.6
Severity: medium CVSS 6.1
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 2% (77.8th percentile)
Published: 2021-04-22
Source: nvd

References

CWE-79

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