XSS in King-Theme Kingcomposer
CVE-2021-25048
The KingComposer WordPress plugin through 2.9.6 does not have authorisation, CSRF and sanitisation/escaping when creating profile, allowing any authenticated users to create arbitrary ones, with Cross-Site Scripting payloads in them
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (48.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 49th percentile — 48.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- King-Theme Kingcomposer
- Page Builder: Kingcomposer – Free Drag And Drop Builder By King-Theme — versions 2.9.6
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/5687e5db-d987-416d-a7f4-036cce4d56cb (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-25048?
- CVE-2021-25048 is a medium-severity vulnerability in King-Theme Kingcomposer, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2022-04-04.
- How severe is CVE-2021-25048?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-25048 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.