VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-25088
The XML Sitemaps WordPress plugin before 4.1.3 does not sanitise and escape a settings before outputting it in the Debug page, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is…
MEDIUM 4.8EPSS 0.59%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.59%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The XML Sitemaps WordPress plugin before 4.1.3 does not sanitise and escape a settings before outputting it in the Debug page, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.59% probability · 46th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- google xml sitemaps project/google xml sitemaps
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/820c51d6-186e-4d63-b4a7-bd0a59c02cc8Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/820c51d6-186e-4d63-b4a7-bd0a59c02cc8Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.