Description
The Domain Check WordPress plugin before 1.0.17 does not sanitise and escape the domain parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Exploit-DB 1
- WordPress Plugin Domain Check 1.0.16 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (Authenticated) EDB-50697 · webapps · Feb 2, 2022
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Automated scanner template
A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.
- WordPress Domain Check <1.0.17 - Cross-Site Scripting http/cves/2021/CVE-2021-24926.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.