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2 vulnerabilities found for Starter Templates — Elementor, Gutenberg & Beaver Builder Templates by BrainStormForce
CVE-2021-42360 (GCVE-0-2021-42360)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2021-11-17 17:45 – Updated: 2025-02-14 17:51
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Starter Templates — Elementor, Gutenberg & Beaver Builder Templates <= 2.7.0 Authenticated Block Import to Stored XSS
Summary
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Severity
7.6 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/11/over-1-mil… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BrainStormForce | Starter Templates — Elementor, Gutenberg & Beaver Builder Templates |
Affected:
2.7.0 , ≤ 2.7.0
(custom)
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CVE-2021-42360 (GCVE-0-2021-42360)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-11-17 17:45 – Updated: 2025-02-14 17:51
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Starter Templates — Elementor, Gutenberg & Beaver Builder Templates <= 2.7.0 Authenticated Block Import to Stored XSS
Summary
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Severity
7.6 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
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| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
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Impacted products
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| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BrainStormForce | Starter Templates — Elementor, Gutenberg & Beaver Builder Templates |
Affected:
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