CVE-2021-36828 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Authenticated (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in WP Maintenance plugin <= 6.0.7 versions.

Published: 2022-04-15

Score: 4.8 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

No analysis available yet.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Florent Maillefaud

WP Maintenance

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 6.0.7

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wp_maintenance_project:wp_maintenance:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update to 6.0.8 or a higher version.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-23404	Authenticated (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in WP Maintenance plugin <= 6.0.7 versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00304.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-maintenance/wordpress-wp-maintenance-plugin-6-0-4-authenticated-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Mon, 16 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description	Authenticated (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in WP Maintenance plugin <= 6.0.7 versions.	Authenticated (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in WP Maintenance plugin <= 6.0.7 versions.

Subscriptions

Wp Maintenance Project Wp Maintenance

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2022-04-15T16:24:47.084Z

Updated: 2025-04-23T18:39:03.231Z

Reserved: 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-36828

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-04-15T17:15:08.597

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:14:09.763

Link: CVE-2021-36828

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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