CVE-2021-25117 (GCVE-0-2021-25117)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-16 15:49 – Updated: 2025-06-17 14:09
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
WP Postratings < 1.86.1 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Summary
The WP-PostRatings WordPress plugin before 1.86.1 does not sanitise the postratings_image parameter from its options page (wp-admin/admin.php?page=wp-postratings/postratings-options.php). Even though the page is only accessible to administrators, and protected against CSRF attacks, the issue is still exploitable when the unfiltered_html capability is disabled.
Severity
4.8 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-06-17 14:08 UTC
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d2d9a789-edae-4a… | exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | WP-PostRatings |
Affected:
0 , < 1.86.1
(semver)
|
guessed |
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