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CVE-2021-24539: The Coming Soon, Under Construction & Maintenance Mode By Dazzler WordPress plugin before 1.6.7 does not sanitise or escape its description setting when outputting it in the frontend when the Comin...

CVE-2021-24539 · published 5 years ago
Summary

The Coming Soon, Under Construction & Maintenance Mode By Dazzler WordPress plugin before 1.6.7 does not sanitise or escape its description setting when outputting it in the frontend when the Coming Soon mode is enabled, even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed, leading to an authentic...

What to do
  • Update dazzlersoftware coming_soon\,_under_construction_\&_maintenance_mode_by_dazzler to version 1.6.7 or later.
Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
dazzlersoftware coming_soon\,_under_construction_\&_maintenance_mode_by_dazzler < 1.6.7
cpe:2.3:a:dazzlersoftware:coming_soon\,_under_construction_\&_maintenance_mode_by_dazzler:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Original advisory text
The Coming Soon, Under Construction & Maintenance Mode By Dazzler WordPress plugin before 1.6.7 does not sanitise or escape its description setting when outputting it in the frontend when the Comin...
The Coming Soon, Under Construction & Maintenance Mode By Dazzler WordPress plugin before 1.6.7 does not sanitise or escape its description setting when outputting it in the frontend when the Coming Soon mode is enabled, even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed, leading to an authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue
Fix within
Internet-facing 60 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
  • Gives an attacker partial control (estimated)
Severity
4.8 Medium
Exploitation
<1% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-79Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Timeline
Published1 Nov 2021
Updated4 Nov 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
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