CVEs-PoC/2021/CVE-2021-24124.md

### [CVE-2021-24124](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-24124)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=WP%20Shieldon&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=1.6.3%20&color=brightgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-79%20Cross-site%20Scripting%20(XSS)&color=brightgreen)

### Description

Unvalidated input and lack of output encoding in the WP Shieldon WordPress plugin, version 1.6.3 and below, leads to Unauthenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) when the CAPTCHA page is shown could lead to privileged escalation.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8d0eb0b4-0cc0-44e5-b720-90b01df3a6ee

#### Github
- https://github.com/20142995/nuclei-templates