XSS in Maxfoundry Wp-Paginate
CVE-2021-4222
The WP-Paginate WordPress plugin before 2.1.4 does not sanitise and escape its preset settings, allowing high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html is disallowed
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (56.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 56.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Maxfoundry Wp-Paginate
- Wp-Paginate — versions 2.1.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/6df5f5b1-f10b-488e-80b3-2c024bbb8c78 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/160800/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-4222?
- CVE-2021-4222 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Maxfoundry Wp-Paginate, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2022-02-28.
- How severe is CVE-2021-4222?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-4222 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.