CVE-2021-24973: The Site Reviews WordPress plugin before 5.17.3 does not sanitise and escape the site-reviews parameter of the glsr_action AJAX action (available to unauthenticated and any authenticated users), allow

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

The Site Reviews WordPress plugin before 5.17.3 does not sanitise and escape the site-reviews parameter of the glsr_action AJAX action (available to unauthenticated and any authenticated users), allow

Package
site-reviews (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<5.17.3
Fixed in
5.17.3
Severity
medium  CVSS 6.1
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (71.1th percentile)
Published
2022-01-03
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordsite-reviews (WordPress plugin) advisories

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