Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-39343
The MPL-Publisher WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting due to insufficient input validation and sanitization via several parameters found in the ~/libs/PublisherController.php file which allowed attackers with administrative user access to inject arbitrary web scripts, in versions up to and including 1.30.2. This affects multi-site installations where unfiltered_html is disabled for administrators, and sites where unfiltered_html is disabled.
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)
Products affected by CVE-2021-39343
- cpe:2.3:a:mpl-publisher_project:mpl-publisher:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-39343
0.06%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 25 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-39343
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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3.5
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LOW | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
6.8
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2.9
|
NIST | |
4.8
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
1.7
|
2.7
|
NIST | |
5.5
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
2.3
|
2.7
|
Wordfence |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-39343
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The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.Assigned by: security@wordfence.com (Primary)
References for CVE-2021-39343
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https://github.com/BigTiger2020/word-press/blob/main/MPL-Publisher.md
word-press/MPL-Publisher.md at main · BigTiger2020/word-press · GitHubExploit;Third Party Advisory
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https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2021-39343
Vulnerability Advisories - WordfenceThird Party Advisory
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mpl-publisher/trunk/libs/PublisherController.php#L35
PublisherController.php in mpl-publisher/trunk/libs – WordPress Plugin RepositoryExploit;Third Party Advisory
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