PT-2021-21403 · WordPress · Wordpress Comment Engine Pro

John Castro · Published 2021-12-10 · Updated 2021-12-14 · CVE-2021-36911

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WordPress Comment Engine Pro plugin versions <= 1.0

Description A Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue was found in the WordPress Comment Engine Pro plugin. This could be exploited by users with an Editor or higher role.

Recommendations For WordPress Comment Engine Pro plugin versions <= 1.0, update to a version higher than 1.0 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the role of users to below Editor to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-36911

Affected Products

Wordpress Comment Engine Pro

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-36911 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-36911 · Vendor Advisory
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/comment-engine-pro · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/33748 · Telegram Post
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/comment-engine-pro/wordpress-comment-engine-pro-plugin-1-0-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability · Note