CVE-2021-36841 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2021-36841

YITH Maintenance Mode (WordPress plugin) <= 1.3.7 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

Vulnerability Description

Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in YITH Maintenance Mode (WordPress plugin) versions <= 1.3.7, vulnerable parameter &yith_maintenance_newsletter_submit_label. Possible even when unfiltered HTML is disallowed by WordPress configuration.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Original researcher - Asif Nawaz Minhas (Patchstack Red Team)

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

YITH Maintenance Mode (WordPress plugin)
Vulnerable Versions:
<= 1.3.7

Timeline

Official Publish: September 27th, 2021
Last Modified: April 28th, 2026
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)