CVE-2021-25050 json
Remove Footer Credit < 1.0.11 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
published 2022-02-14 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-11962
- cvss
- 4.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 51%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Remove Footer Credit WordPress plugin before 1.0.11 does properly sanitise its settings, allowing high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html is disallowed.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
0.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/25a28adb-794f-4bdb-89e8-060296b45b38 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 3.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- Unknown Remove Footer Credit
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
-
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
/changeset/2655918
patch, third-party-advisory
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/25a28adb-794f-4bdb-89e8-060296b45b38
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-25050
- NVD CVE-2021-25050
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