CVE-2021-24611: The Keyword Meta WordPress plugin through 3.0 does not sanitise of escape its settings before outputting them back in the page after they are saved, allowing for Cross-Site Scripting issues. Furthermo

medium Affects keyword-meta (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The Keyword Meta WordPress plugin through 3.0 does not sanitise of escape its settings before outputting them back in the page after they are saved, allowing for Cross-Site Scripting issues. Furthermo

Package
keyword-meta (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<=3.0
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
medium  CVSS 5.4
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (24.8th percentile)
Published
2021-09-06
Source
nvd

References

CWE-352CWE-79
NVD recordkeyword-meta (WordPress plugin) advisories

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