What is CVE-2021-36911?

CVE-2021-36911 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Comment Engine Pro Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2021-12-10.

How severe is CVE-2021-36911?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-36911 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Comment Engine Pro Project

CVE-2021-36911

Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability discovered in WordPress Comment Engine Pro plugin (versions <= 1.0), could be exploited by users with Editor or higher role.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.006 (42.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Comment_engine_pro_project Comment_engine_pro
@Rex1989 Comment Engine Pro (Wordpress Plugin) — versions <= 1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

audit@patchstack.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Product, Third Party Advisory)
audit@patchstack.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-36911?: CVE-2021-36911 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Comment Engine Pro Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2021-12-10.
How severe is CVE-2021-36911?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-36911 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.