CVE-2021-36872

State: PUBLISHED · Published: 2021-09-23 · Updated: 2025-03-28 · Assigner: Patchstack

Description

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

CWE

CWE-79 — CWE-79 Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Affected

Hector Cabrera / WordPress Popular Posts — v=5.3.3 ≤5.3.3 [affected]

CVSS

3.1 score=5.5 severity=MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References

https://github.com/cabrerahector/wordpress-popular-posts/blob/master/changelog.md x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wordpress-popular-posts/wordpress-popular-posts-plugin-5-3-3-authenticated-persistent-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability x_refsource_MISC

Source

cvelistV5-main/cves/2021/36xxx/CVE-2021-36872.json