How severe is CVE-2021-42360?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.6 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-42360 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Brainstormforce Starter Templates — Elementor, Gutenberg & Beaver Builder

CVE-2021-42360

On sites that also had the Elementor plugin for WordPress installed, it was possible for users with the edit_posts capability, which includes Contributor-level users, to import blocks onto any page using the astra-page-elementor-batch-proc…

EPSS: 0.002 (38.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L.

Affected products

Brainstormforce Starter Templates — Elementor, Gutenberg & Beaver Builder — versions 2.7.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/11/over-1-million-sites-impacted-by-vulnerability-i… (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-42360?: CVE-2021-42360 is a high-severity vulnerability in Brainstormforce Starter Templates — Elementor, Gutenberg & Beaver Builder, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.6/10. Published 2021-11-17.
How severe is CVE-2021-42360?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-42360 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.