CVE-2021-25078 json
Affiliates Manager < 2.9.0 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-11990
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.3%
- EPSS 2.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known, plus a Nuclei check
Summary
The Affiliates Manager WordPress plugin before 2.9.0 does not validate, sanitise and escape the IP address of requests logged by the click tracking feature, allowing unauthenticated attackers to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks against admin viewing the tracked requests.
Patch / fix
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Check with FencerExploit prediction
2.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- Nuclei template Affiliates Manager < 2.9.0 - Cross Site Scripting nuclei detection template
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d4edb5f2-aa1b-4e2d-abb4-76c46def6c6e referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- Unknown Affiliates Manager
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
-
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
/changeset/2648196
patch, third-party-advisory
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/d4edb5f2-aa1b-4e2d-abb4-76c46def6c6e
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-25078
- NVD CVE-2021-25078
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