CVE-2021-20746 Cross-site scripting in WordPress Popular Posts
A remote authenticated attacker can inject arbitrary scripts into WordPress Popular Posts, potentially compromising user sessions or site integrity.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-20746?
CVE-2021-20746 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Hector Cabrera WordPress Popular Posts, published on 28 Jun 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cross-site scripting vulnerability in WordPress Popular Posts 5.3.2 and earlier allows a remote authenticated attacker to inject an arbitrary script via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-20746?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wordpress Popular Posts Project Wordpress Popular Posts.
How do I fix CVE-2021-20746?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-20746 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2021-20746 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-20746 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Hector Cabrera WordPress Popular Posts
- CVE-2021-42362 WordPress Popular Posts <= 5.3.2 Authenticated Arbitrary File Upload
- CVE-2022-43468 Business logic in WordPress Popular Posts
- CVE-2023-45607 WordPress WordPress Popular Posts Plugin <= 6.3.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2021-36872 WordPress Popular Posts plugin <= 5.3.3 - Authenticated Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pmfx-m292-fc24.