CVE-2021-36857 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Authenticated (editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wpshopmart Testimonial Builder plugin <= 1.6.1 at WordPress.

Published: 2022-08-22

Score: 4.8 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

wpshopmart

Testimonial (WordPress plugin)

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`<= 1.6.1`	affected	≤ 1.6.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wpshopmart:testimonial_builder:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update to 1.6.2 or higher version.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-23433	Authenticated (editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wpshopmart Testimonial Builder plugin <= 1.6.1 at WordPress.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00167.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/testimonial-builder/wordpress-testimonial-builder-plugin-1-6-1-authenticated-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability
https://wordpress.org/plugins/testimonial-builder/#developers

History

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Wpshopmart Testimonial Builder

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2022-08-22T14:46:12.972Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:07:34.577Z

Reserved: 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-36857

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T01:01:59.759Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-08-22T15:15:13.190

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:14:12.300

Link: CVE-2021-36857

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79

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