CVE-2021-41836 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2021-41836

Fathom Analytics <= 3.0.4 Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Vulnerability Description

The Fathom Analytics WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting due to insufficient input validation and escaping via the $site_id parameter found in the ~/fathom-analytics.php file which allowed attackers with administrative user access to inject arbitrary web scripts, in versions up to and including 3.0.4. This affects multi-site installations where unfiltered_html is disabled for administrators, and sites where unfiltered_html is disabled.

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:

  • José Aguilera

Affected Vendor

Fathom Analytics

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Affected Software

Fathom Analytics
Vulnerable Versions:
3.0.4

Timeline

Official Publish: December 14th, 2021
Last Modified: February 10th, 2025
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

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

Weaknesses (CWE)