CVE-2021-36872

WordPress Popular Posts <= 5.3.3 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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

5.5

CVSS Score

5.5

CVSS Score

medium

Severity

5.3.4

Patched in

932d

Time to patch

Description

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

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Low

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=5.3.3

PublishedJuly 4, 2021

Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024

Affected pluginwordpress-popular-posts

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e9012824-7221-4b93-a5fb-65caf7994e92?source=api-prod

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