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Vulnerability record · CVE-2021-24878 · published 7 February 2022

CVE-2021-24878: Supportcandy cross-site scripting vulnerability

Supportcandy · Supportcandy

The SupportCandy WordPress plugin before 2.2.7 does not sanitise and escape the query string before outputting it back in pages with the [wpsc_create_ticket] shortcode embed, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue

6.1 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 1.2% · top 34.0% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
6.1CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 4.3
1.2%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The SupportCandy WordPress plugin before 2.2.7 does not sanitise and escape the query string before outputting it back in pages with the [wpsc_create_ticket] shortcode embed, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d2f1fd60-5e5e-4e38-9559-ba2d14ae37bf ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d2f1fd60-5e5e-4e38-9559-ba2d14ae37bf ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2021-24878), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.