CVE-2021-36912 Andrea Pernici News Sitemap for Google plugin <= 1.0.16 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Authenticated attackers with contributor roles can inject malicious scripts via stored XSS in the News Sitemap for Google plugin.
- 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-2021-36912?
CVE-2021-36912 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Andrea Pernici News Sitemap for Google (WordPress plugin), published on 6 May 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Andrea Pernici News Sitemap for Google plugin <= 1.0.16 on WordPress, attackers must have contributor or higher user role.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-36912?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google-News-Sitemap Project Google-News-Sitemap.
How do I fix CVE-2021-36912?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-36912 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-2021-36912 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-36912 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-phc9-m5pc-wc67.