CVE-2021-24737: The Comments – wpDiscuz WordPress plugin through 7.3.0 does not properly sanitise or escape the Follow and Unfollow messages before outputting them in the page, which could allow high privilege users

medium Affects wpdiscuz (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2021-10-11; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The Comments – wpDiscuz WordPress plugin through 7.3.0 does not properly sanitise or escape the Follow and Unfollow messages before outputting them in the page, which could allow high privilege users

Package: wpdiscuz (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <=7.3.0
Fixed in: no fix recorded
Severity: medium CVSS 4.8
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (49.4th percentile)
Published: 2021-10-11
Source: nvd

References

CWE-79

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