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CVE-2021-25071: The WordPress plugin through 2.0.1 does not sanitise and escape the translation parameter before outputting it back in an admin page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

medium Affects akismet-privacy-policies (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The WordPress plugin through 2.0.1 does not sanitise and escape the translation parameter before outputting it back in an admin page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Package
akismet-privacy-policies (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<=2.0.1
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
medium  CVSS 6.1
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (56.5th percentile)
Published
2022-03-28
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordakismet-privacy-policies (WordPress plugin) advisories

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