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CVE-2021-47983: WordPress Plugin Stripe Payments < 2.0.40 Stored XSS via currency_code

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-06-08 · updated 2026-08-27
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

WordPress Plugin Stripe Payments before 2.0.40 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts through the AcceptStripePayments-settings[currency_code] parameter. Attackers can submit POST requests to /wp-admin/options.php with script payloads in the currency_code field to execute arbitrary JavaScript in administrator browsers when settings are viewed.

Affected products

• mra13 Accept Stripe Payments: before 2.0.40 — fixed in 2.0.40

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: mra13 Accept Stripe Payments 2.0.40. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://wordpress.org/plugins/stripe-payments/#developers
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49354
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wordpress-plugin-stripe-payments-stored-xss-via-currency-code

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