CVE Vulnerability

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

3.5 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 6.8 / Impact : 2.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

Scope

4.8 /10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.7 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6df5f5b1-f10b-488e-80b3-2c024bbb8c78 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160800/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:maxfoundry:wp-paginate:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Information

Published : 2022-02-28 09:15

Updated : 2022-03-08 04:29

NVD link : CVE-2021-4222

Mitre link : CVE-2021-4222

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-79