Vulnerability · Published Jan 16, 2024 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2021-4227Ark Comment Editor <= 2.15.6 - Iframe Injection via Comment
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in ark-commenteditor from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 49% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 50.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The ark-commenteditor WordPress plugin through 2.15.6 does not properly sanitise or encode the comments when in Source editor, allowing attackers to inject an iFrame in the page and thus load arbitrary content from any page to the comment section
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | ark-commenteditor | 0 – through 2.15.6 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8d015eba-31dc-44cb-a051-4e95df782b75/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description