CVE-2021-36872

Authenticated Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress Popular Posts plugin (versions <= 5.3.3). Vulnerable at &widget-wpp[2][post_type].

CVSS v3 5.4 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 3.5 LOW

5.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.3 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

3.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 6.8 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/cabrerahector/wordpress-popular-posts/blob/master/changelog.md	Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wordpress-popular-posts/wordpress-popular-posts-plugin-5-3-3-authenticated-persistent-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:wordpress_popular_posts_project:wordpress_popular_posts:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2021-09-23 15:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 18:48

NVD link : CVE-2021-36872

Mitre link : CVE-2021-36872

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-36872

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Products Affected

wordpress_popular_posts_project

wordpress_popular_posts

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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