CVE-2021-24415: The Polo Video Gallery – Best wordpress video gallery plugin WordPress plugin through 1.2 does not sanitise or validate the parameters from its shortcode, allowing users with a role as low as contribu

medium Affects polo-video-gallery (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.3, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

The Polo Video Gallery – Best wordpress video gallery plugin WordPress plugin through 1.2 does not sanitise or validate the parameters from its shortcode, allowing users with a role as low as contribu

Package
polo-video-gallery (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<=1.2
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
medium  CVSS 5.4
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (47.7th percentile)
Published
2021-10-18
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordpolo-video-gallery (WordPress plugin) advisories

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