CVE-2021-39202

WordPress is a free and open-source content management system written in PHP and paired with a MySQL or MariaDB database. In affected versions the widgets editor introduced in WordPress 5.8 beta 1 has improper handling of HTML input in the Custom HTML feature. This leads to stored XSS in the custom HTML widget. This has been patched in WordPress 5.8. It was only present during the testing/beta phase of WordPress 5.8.
Cross-site Scripting
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
7.6 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
GitHub_MCNA
7.6 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 73%
VendorProductVersion
wordpresswordpress
5.8:beta1
wordpresswordpress
5.8:beta2
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
wordpress
bullseye (security)
5.7.11+dfsg1-0+deb11u1
fixed
bullseye
5.7.11+dfsg1-0+deb11u1
fixed
bookworm
6.1.6+dfsg1-0+deb12u1
fixed
bookworm (security)
6.1.6+dfsg1-0+deb12u1
fixed
sid
6.6.1+dfsg1-1
fixed
trixie
6.6.1+dfsg1-1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
wordpress
noble
needs-triage
mantic
ignored
lunar
ignored
kinetic
ignored
jammy
needs-triage
impish
ignored
hirsute
ignored
focal
needs-triage
bionic
needs-triage
xenial
needs-triage
trusty
dne
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-fr6h-3855-j297
https://hackerone.com/reports/1222797
https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-fr6h-3855-j297
https://hackerone.com/reports/1222797