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CVE-2021-36857:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The vulnerability (CVE-2021-36857) is an Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the wpshopmart Testimonial Builder WordPress plugin versions 1.6.1 and below. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on November 7, 2021, with a fix released in version 1.6.2 (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 4.8 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. The vulnerability requires an authenticated user with editor or higher privileges to exploit (NVD).
Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability could allow authenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts, such as redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into the website which will be executed when guests visit the site (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users are advised to update to version 1.6.2 or later of the Testimonial Builder plugin to remove the vulnerability. This version contains the necessary security fixes to address the XSS issue (WordPress Plugin, Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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