CVEs-PoC/2021/CVE-2021-24841.md

### [CVE-2021-24841](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-24841)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=Helpful&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=4.4.59%3C%204.4.59%20&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-79%20Cross-site%20Scripting%20(XSS)&color=brighgreen)

### Description

The Helpful WordPress plugin before 4.4.59 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed

### POC

#### Reference
- https://mikadmin.fr/tech/XSS-Stored-Helpful-5b10bc7f40ab319f9797eb4abad4f420660.pdf
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/55d11acf-8c47-40da-be47-24f74fd7566e

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.