CVE-2021-25120

MEDIUMNVD 6.16.1—Elevated

6.1

The Easy Social Feed Free and Pro WordPress plugins before 6.2.7 do not sanitise some of their parameters used via AJAX actions before outputting them back in the response, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issues

CVSS v3: 6.1
EG Score: 6.1(medium)
EPSS: 96.3%
KEV: Not listed

Published

April 18, 2022

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (2)

contact@wpscanhttps://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0ad020b5-0d16-4521-8ea7-39cd206ab9f6
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0ad020b5-0d16-4521-8ea7-39cd206ab9f6

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-79Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 20× in last 30d)

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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain. Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

Nucleihttp/cves/2021/CVE-2021-25120.yaml
First seen Jan 1, 2021
Easy Social Feed < 6.2.7 - Cross-Site Scripting
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2021-25120?

CVE-2021-25120 is a medium vulnerability published on April 18, 2022. The Easy Social Feed Free and Pro WordPress plugins before 6.2.7 do not sanitise some of their parameters used via AJAX actions before outputting them back in the response, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issues

When was CVE-2021-25120 disclosed?

CVE-2021-25120 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 18, 2022, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2021-25120 actively exploited?

CVE-2021-25120 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 96.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-25120?

CVE-2021-25120 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.1 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2021-25120?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2021-25120, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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