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CVE-2021-39202

HIGHWordPress
score
<0.1
cvss
7.6
epss
0.8%
published
2021-09-09
kev added
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first seen

WordPress contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) caused by improper handling of HTML input in the Custom HTML widget introduced in WordPress 5.8 beta 1, letting attackers execute malicious scripts when the widget is viewed, exploit requires the use of the beta version during testing.

Timeline

How this CVE moved toward exploitation. Chart: last 30 days — trend score, EPSS, community mentions per day; hover the event lane.

events2021-09-09 — PublishedP2026-10-21 — Tracked by OnyxTscore2026-10-21: score <0.1<0.1epss2026-09-22: epss 0.8%2026-09-23: epss 0.8%2026-09-24: epss 0.8%2026-09-25: epss 0.8%2026-09-26: epss 0.8%2026-09-27: epss 0.8%2026-09-28: epss 0.8%2026-09-29: epss 0.8%2026-09-30: epss 0.8%2026-10-01: epss 0.8%2026-10-02: epss 0.8%2026-10-03: epss 0.8%2026-10-04: epss 0.8%2026-10-05: epss 0.8%2026-10-06: epss 0.8%2026-10-07: epss 0.8%2026-10-08: epss 0.8%2026-10-09: epss 0.8%2026-10-10: epss 0.8%2026-10-11: epss 0.8%2026-10-12: epss 0.8%2026-10-13: epss 0.8%2026-10-14: epss 0.8%2026-10-15: epss 0.8%2026-10-16: epss 0.8%2026-10-18: epss 0.8%2026-10-19: epss 0.8%2026-10-20: epss 0.8%2026-10-21: epss 0.8%0.8%mentions/day0no mentions in 30 days2026-09-22today
  1. Published
  2. Tracked by Onyx

Weaknesses

CWE-79

References 2