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CVE-2021-42547: reflected XSS in search functionality of WP Cloud Plugins - Out-of-the-Box

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-12-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Insufficient Input Validation in the search functionality of Wordpress plugin Out-of-the-Box prior to 1.20.3 allows unauthenticated user to craft a reflected Cross-Site Scripting attack.

Affected products

• WP Cloud Plugins Out-of-the-Box: before 1.20.3 — fixed in 1.20.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: WP Cloud Plugins Out-of-the-Box 1.20.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.wpcloudplugins.com/wp-content/plugins/out-of-the-box/_documentation/index.html#releasenotes
• https://www.wpcloudplugins.com/wp-content/plugins/out-of-the-box/_documentation/index.html#releasenotes

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