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CVE-2021-24734: The Compact WP Audio Player WordPress plugin before 1.9.7 does not escape some of its shortcodes attributes, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scri

medium Affects compact-wp-audio-player (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The Compact WP Audio Player WordPress plugin before 1.9.7 does not escape some of its shortcodes attributes, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scri

Package
compact-wp-audio-player (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<1.9.7
Fixed in
1.9.7
Severity
medium  CVSS 5.4
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (51.0th percentile)
Published
2021-10-18
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordcompact-wp-audio-player (WordPress plugin) advisories

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