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CVE-2021-36911: WordPress Comment Engine Pro plugin <= 1.0 - 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: 2021-12-10 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability discovered in WordPress Comment Engine Pro plugin (versions <= 1.0), could be exploited by users with Editor or higher role.

Affected products

• @rex1989 Comment Engine Pro (WordPress plugin): through 1.0

References

• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/comment-engine-pro/wordpress-comment-engine-pro-plugin-1-0-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/comment-engine-pro/
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/comment-engine-pro/wordpress-comment-engine-pro-plugin-1-0-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/comment-engine-pro/

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