CVE-2021-36841: YITH Maintenance Mode (WordPress plugin) <= 1.3.7 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-09-27 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in YITH Maintenance Mode (WordPress plugin) versions <= 1.3.7, vulnerable parameter &yith_maintenance_newsletter_submit_label. Possible even when unfiltered HTML is disallowed by WordPress configuration.

Affected products

YITH Maintenance Mode (WordPress plugin): through 1.3.7

References

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/yith-maintenance-mode/wordpress-yith-maintenance-mode-plugin-1-3-7-authenticated-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability
https://wordpress.org/plugins/yith-maintenance-mode/#developers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/yith-maintenance-mode/wordpress-yith-maintenance-mode-plugin-1-3-7-authenticated-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability
https://wordpress.org/plugins/yith-maintenance-mode/#developers

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