CVE-2021-24723: The WP Reactions Lite WordPress plugin before 1.3.6 does not properly sanitize inputs within wp-admin pages, allowing users with sufficient access to inject XSS payloads within /wp-admin/ pages.

medium Affects wp-reactions-lite (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.3, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

The WP Reactions Lite WordPress plugin before 1.3.6 does not properly sanitize inputs within wp-admin pages, allowing users with sufficient access to inject XSS payloads within /wp-admin/ pages.

Package
wp-reactions-lite (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<1.3.6
Fixed in
1.3.6
Severity
medium  CVSS 5.4
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (51.0th percentile)
Published
2021-11-01
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordwp-reactions-lite (WordPress plugin) advisories

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