CVE-2021-24427: The W3 Total Cache WordPress plugin before 2.1.3 did not sanitise or escape some of its CDN settings, allowing high privilege users to use JavaScript in them, which will be output in the page, leading

medium Affects w3-total-cache (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2021-07-12; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The W3 Total Cache WordPress plugin before 2.1.3 did not sanitise or escape some of its CDN settings, allowing high privilege users to use JavaScript in them, which will be output in the page, leading

Package: w3-total-cache (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <2.1.3
Fixed in: 2.1.3
Severity: medium CVSS 4.8
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (49.7th percentile)
Published: 2021-07-12
Source: nvd

References

CWE-79

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