CVE-2021-24365: The Admin Columns WordPress plugin Free before 4.3.2 and Pro before 5.5.2 allowed to configure individual columns for tables. Each column had a type. The type "Custom Field" allowed to choose an arbit

medium Affects admin-columns (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.3, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

The Admin Columns WordPress plugin Free before 4.3.2 and Pro before 5.5.2 allowed to configure individual columns for tables. Each column had a type. The type "Custom Field" allowed to choose an arbit

Package
admin-columns (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<4.3.2 or <5.5.2
Fixed in
5.5.2
Severity
medium  CVSS 5.4
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (60.6th percentile)
Published
2021-07-12
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
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