CVE-2021-36872 WordPress Popular Posts plugin <= 5.3.3 - Authenticated Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

2021-07-0400:00:00

CWE-79

Patchstack

www.cve.org

5.5 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

HIGH

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

LOW

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

NONE

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

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

19.5%

JSON

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

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "product": "WordPress Popular Posts",
    "vendor": "Hector Cabrera",
    "versions": [
      {
        "lessThanOrEqual": "5.3.3",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "5.3.3",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References

github.com/cabrerahector/wordpress-popular-posts/blob/master/changelog.md

patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wordpress-popular-posts/wordpress-popular-posts-plugin-5-3-3-authenticated-persistent-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability