CVE-2021-20746
WordPress Popular Posts Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
Description
Cross-site scripting vulnerability in WordPress Popular Posts 5.3.2 and earlier allows a remote authenticated attacker to inject an arbitrary script via unspecified vectors.
INFO
Published Date :
June 28, 2021, 1:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 28, 2021, 5:29 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.7
Exploitability Score :
2.3
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2021-20746 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2021-20746
vulnerability.
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products
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are
affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2021-20746.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://cabrerahector.com/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://cabrerahector.com/wordpress/wordpress-popular-posts-5-3-improved-php-8-support-retina-display-support-and-more/#minor-updates-and-hotfixes | Vendor Advisory |
| https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN63066062/index.html | Third Party Advisory |
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-popular-posts/ | Product Release Notes Third Party Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Imoro Umar Farouq's report on Internal Network Penetration Testing
Shell
None
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2021-20746 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2021-20746 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Sep. 28, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:cabrerahector:popular_posts:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions from (including) 5.3.2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress_popular_posts_project:wordpress_popular_posts:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions from (including) 5.3.2 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 01, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Changed Reference Type https://cabrerahector.com/ No Types Assigned https://cabrerahector.com/ Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://cabrerahector.com/wordpress/wordpress-popular-posts-5-3-improved-php-8-support-retina-display-support-and-more/#minor-updates-and-hotfixes No Types Assigned https://cabrerahector.com/wordpress/wordpress-popular-posts-5-3-improved-php-8-support-retina-display-support-and-more/#minor-updates-and-hotfixes Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN63066062/index.html No Types Assigned https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN63066062/index.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-popular-posts/ No Types Assigned https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-popular-posts/ Product, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-79 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:cabrerahector:popular_posts:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (including) 5.3.2
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-20746 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-20746
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.09 }} -0.02%
score
0.36708
percentile