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Description

WordPress Plugin WP-Paginate 2.1.3 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts by manipulating the preset parameter. Attackers can submit POST requests to the plugin settings page with script payloads in the preset parameter that are stored and executed when administrators view the settings.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-06-07 | Published 2026-06-08 | Updated 2026-06-08 | Assigner VulnCheck




MEDIUM: 5.1CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
MEDIUM: 6.4CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Problem types

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Product status

2.1.3
affected

Credits

Park Won Seok finder

References

www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49355 (ExploitDB-49355) exploit

wordpress.org/plugins/wp-paginate/ (Product Reference) product

www.vulncheck.com/...lugin-wp-paginate-stored-xss-via-preset (VulnCheck Advisory: WordPress Plugin WP-Paginate 2.1.3 Stored XSS via preset) third-party-advisory

cve.org (CVE-2021-47982)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2021-47982)

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