CVE-2021-4227: The ark-commenteditor WordPress plugin through 2.15.6 does not properly sanitise or encode the comments when in Source editor, allowing attackers to inject an iFrame in the page and thus load arbitrar

medium Affects ark-wysiwyg-comment-editor (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2024-01-16; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The ark-commenteditor WordPress plugin through 2.15.6 does not properly sanitise or encode the comments when in Source editor, allowing attackers to inject an iFrame in the page and thus load arbitrar

Package: ark-wysiwyg-comment-editor (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <=2.15.6
Fixed in: no fix recorded
Severity: medium CVSS 5.3
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (49.0th percentile)
Published: 2024-01-16
Source: nvd

References

CWE-74

NVD record ark-wysiwyg-comment-editor (WordPress plugin) advisories

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