CVE-2021-24518: The WPFront Notification Bar WordPress plugin before 2.0.0.07176 does not sanitise or escape its Custom CSS setting, allowing high privilege users such as admin to set XSS payload in it even when the

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

The WPFront Notification Bar WordPress plugin before 2.0.0.07176 does not sanitise or escape its Custom CSS setting, allowing high privilege users such as admin to set XSS payload in it even when the

Package
notification-bar (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<2.0.0.07176
Fixed in
2.0.0.07176
Severity
medium  CVSS 4.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (52.9th percentile)
Published
2021-08-16
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
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