CVE-2021-36872
CVSS V2 Low 3.5
CVSS V3 Medium 5.4
Description
Authenticated Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress Popular Posts plugin (versions <= 5.3.3). Vulnerable at &widget-wpp[2][post_type].
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2021-36872
- Assigner
- audit@patchstack.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2021-09-23T15:15:07
- Last Modified Date
- 2021-09-29T19:24:24
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
---|---|---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress_popular_posts_project:wordpress_popular_posts:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | 1 | OR | 5.3.3 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- SINGLE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 3.5
- Severity
- LOW
- Exploitability Score
- 6.8
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- LOW
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 5.4
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 2.3
- Impact Score
- 2.7
References
Reference URL | Reference Tags |
---|---|
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 |
Sources
Source Name | Source URL |
---|---|
NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-36872 |
MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-36872 |
History
Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
2022-05-10 06:52:55 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
2022-12-05 11:12:40 | 2021-09-23T15:15Z | 2021-09-23T15:15:07 | CVE Published Date | updated |
2022-12-05 11:12:40 | 2021-09-29T19:24:24 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
2022-12-05 11:12:40 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |