CVE-2021-24944
Custom Dashboard & Login Page < 7.0 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Public exploit available. Not confirmed exploited in the wild yet. Fixed in 7.0.
What to do
Find your product and version, then upgrade to the build on the right.
- Unknown Custom Dashboard & Login Page – AGCAAffected: ≥ 7.0, < 7.0Upgrade to: 7.0Stated by: CVE record
- Cusmin Absolutely Glamorous Custom AdminAffected: < 7.0Upgrade to: 7.0Stated by: NVD
Versions as the sources state them. Full version matrix after sign-in
Steps
Written by AI from the record- In WordPress, check whether Custom Dashboard & Login Page – AGCA is installed and whether its version is below 7.0.
- Update the plugin to version 7.0 or later.
- Until updated, limit powerful administrator access to trusted staff and review recent plugin setting changes.
What it is
From the CVE record
The Custom Dashboard & Login Page WordPress plugin before 7.0 does not sanitise some of its settings, allowing high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.
In plain language
Written by AI from the recordCustom Dashboard & Login Page – AGCA versions before 7.0 let a powerful site administrator plant harmful code, so affected small businesses should update promptly.
Stored XSS in unsanitized plugin settings allows high-privilege WordPress users to inject browser-executed script even when unfiltered_html is disallowed.
If you're affected
- Administrator session misuse
- Website content tampering
- Customer data exposure
- Service disruption
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
1 source with a proof of concept or module.
Exploit links, PoCs and Metasploit modules after sign-in- EPSS
0.6% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 48th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
6 events over 1494 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- Public exploit / PoCsource: othernuclei check added
- Record updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
And 1 more affected product. See all after sign-in
Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Scored 4.8 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required HighRequires admin or elevated privileges
- User Interaction RequiredA user must click a link, open a file, or perform some action
Scope
- Scope ChangedThe exploit can affect other components (e.g. sandbox escape, host compromise from VM)
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality LowSome restricted information is disclosed, but limited in scope
- Integrity LowData modification is possible but limited in scope or consequence
- Availability NoneNo availability impact
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
Sources
References in the record
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