cve/2021/CVE-2021-4222.md

### [CVE-2021-4222](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-4222)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=WP-Paginate&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=2.1.4%3C%202.1.4%20&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-79%20Cross-site%20Scripting%20(XSS)&color=brighgreen)

### Description

The WP-Paginate WordPress plugin before 2.1.4 does not sanitise and escape its preset settings, allowing high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html is disallowed

### POC

#### Reference
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160800/
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6df5f5b1-f10b-488e-80b3-2c024bbb8c78

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.