CVE-2021-24523: The Daily Prayer Time WordPress plugin before 2021.08.10 does not sanitise or escape some of its settings befo

Q: How do I fix CVE-2021-24523?

daily prayer time: upgrade to 2021.08.10. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2021-24523 being exploited?

CVE-2021-24523 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2021-24523 affect?

CVE-2021-24523 affects daily prayer time. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.4). The Daily Prayer Time WordPress plugin before 2021.08.10 does not sanitise or escape some of its settings before outputting them in the page, leading to Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting issues.

Q: How urgent is CVE-2021-24523?

Priority 36/100. Public exploit reference

Routine

MEDIUM 5.4UPGRADE

CVE-2021-24523 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.4) affecting daily prayer time. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

The Daily Prayer Time WordPress plugin before 2021.08.10 does not sanitise or escape some of its settings before outputting them in the page, leading to Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting issues.

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.4 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	Required
EPSS exploit chance	0.6% (top 50%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-79
Published	2021-09-13
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): WPScan · Vendor: mmrs151

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2021-09-13 18:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 03:40 UTCUpdated Record last modified

mmrs151 daily prayer time UPGRADE

Affected: < 2021.08.10

Fixed in: 2021.08.10

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy daily-prayer-time || rpm -q daily-prayer-time || daily-prayer-time --version

2. UPGRADE to 2021.08.10 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade daily-prayer-time

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade daily-prayer-time

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2021-24523?

daily prayer time: upgrade to 2021.08.10. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2021-24523 being exploited?

CVE-2021-24523 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2021-24523 affect?

CVE-2021-24523 affects daily prayer time. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.4). The Daily Prayer Time WordPress plugin before 2021.08.10 does not sanitise or escape some of its settings before outputting them in the page, leading to Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting issues.

How urgent is CVE-2021-24523?

Priority 36/100. Public exploit reference

Software pages

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References

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