CVE-2021-20746: Cross-site scripting vulnerability in WordPress Popular Posts 5.3.2 and earlier allows a remote authenticated attacker to inject an arbitrary script via unspecified vectors.

medium Affects wordpress-popular-posts (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.3, updated 2026-10-29; published 2021-06-28; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in WordPress Popular Posts 5.3.2 and earlier allows a remote authenticated attacker to inject an arbitrary script via unspecified vectors.

Package: wordpress-popular-posts (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <=5.3.2
Fixed in: no fix recorded
Severity: medium CVSS 5.4
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (73.2th percentile)
Published: 2021-06-28
Source: nvd

References

CWE-79

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