CVE-2021-36858
WordPress Testimonials plugin <= 2.6 - Auth. Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Severity Score
4.8
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
-
*SSVC
Descriptions
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Themepoints Testimonials plugin <= 2.6 on WordPress.
Autenticación. (admin+) Vulnerabilidad de Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) en el complemento Testimonios de Themepoints.
The Testimonials plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 2.6 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 Ngo Van Thien (Patchstack Alliance)
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2021-07-19 CVE Reserved
- 2022-10-27 CVE Published
- 2024-05-19 EPSS Updated
- 2024-09-16 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)
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
Themepoints Search vendor "Themepoints" | Testimonials Search vendor "Themepoints" for product "Testimonials" | <= 2.6 Search vendor "Themepoints" for product "Testimonials" and version " <= 2.6" | wordpress |
Affected
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