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CVE-2021-24297: The Goto WordPress theme before 2.1 did not properly sanitize the formvalue JSON POST parameter in its tl_filter AJAX action, leading to an unauthenticated Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnera

medium Affects goto (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

The Goto WordPress theme before 2.1 did not properly sanitize the formvalue JSON POST parameter in its tl_filter AJAX action, leading to an unauthenticated Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnera

Package
goto (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<2.1
Fixed in
2.1
Severity
medium  CVSS 6.1
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (57.2th percentile)
Published
2021-05-24
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordgoto (WordPress plugin) advisories

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