CVE-2021-36828 (GCVE-0-2021-36828)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-04-15 16:24 – Updated: 2025-04-23 18:39
VLAI?
Title
WordPress WP Maintenance plugin <= 6.0.4 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Summary
Authenticated (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in WP Maintenance plugin <= 6.0.7 versions.
Severity ?
4.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Florent Maillefaud WP Maintenance Affected: n/a , ≤ 6.0.7 (custom)
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Credits
Asif Nawaz Minhas (Patchstack Alliance)
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