CVE-2021-36829

WordPress Launcher: Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode plugin <= 1.0.11 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Severity Score

4.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Authenticated (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MyThemeShop Launcher: Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode plugin <= 1.0.11 at WordPress.

Una vulnerabilidad de tipo Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Autenticado (admin+) Almacenado en MyThemeShop Launcher: Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode plugin versiones anteriores a 1.0.11 incluyéndola, en WordPress.

The Launcher plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 1.0.11 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

*Credits: Vulnerability discovered by Asif Nawaz Minhas (Patchstack Alliance)

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2021-07-19 CVE Reserved
2022-08-25 CVE Published
2024-03-17 EPSS Updated
2024-09-17 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/launcher/wordpress-launcher-coming-soon-maintenance-mode-plugin-1-0-11-authenticated-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability	Third Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/plugins/launcher	Product

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Mythemeshop Search vendor "Mythemeshop"		Launcher Search vendor "Mythemeshop" for product "Launcher"				<= 1.0.11 Search vendor "Mythemeshop" for product "Launcher" and version " <= 1.0.11"		wordpress		Affected