Vulnerability · Published Sep 9, 2021 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2021-38316WP Academic People List <= 0.4.1 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in WP Academic People List from WP Academic People List. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 61% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 38.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The WP Academic People List WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the category_name parameter in the ~/admin-panel.php file which allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts, in versions up to and including 0.4.1.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| WP Academic People List | WP Academic People List | 0.4.1 – through 0.4.1 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N