CVE-2021-36873 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Authenticated Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress iQ Block Country plugin (versions <= 1.2.11). Vulnerable parameter: &blockcountry_blockmessage.

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 None

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 0.03219.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Webence	Iq Block Country

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:webence:iq_block_country:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-23449	Authenticated Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress iQ Block Country plugin (versions <= 1.2.11). Vulnerable parameter: &blockcountry_blockmessage.

Fixes

Solution

Update to version 1.2.12 or higher.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/iq-block-country-/wordpress-iq-block-country-plugin-1-2-11-authenticated-persistent-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability
https://wordpress.org/plugins/iq-block-country/#developers

History

Fri, 28 Mar 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2021-09-23T15:07:44.186Z

Updated: 2025-03-28T16:53:53.956Z

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

Link: CVE-2021-36873

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T01:01:59.780Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-09-23T17:15:12.153

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:14:13.877

Link: CVE-2021-36873

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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