CVE-2021-47948 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2021-47948

WordPress GetPaid Plugin 2.4.6 HTML Injection via Help Text

Vulnerability Description

WordPress GetPaid Plugin 2.4.6 contains an HTML injection vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to inject arbitrary HTML code by exploiting the Help Text field in payment forms. Attackers can inject malicious HTML including image tags and scripts into the Help Text field during payment form creation, which gets stored in the database and executed in the browser when the form is viewed.

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:

  • Niraj Mahajan

References

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Payments Plugin GetPaid
Vulnerable Versions:
2.4.6

Timeline

Official Publish: May 10th, 2026
Last Modified: May 24th, 2026
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

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

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-80

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1189 Drive-by Compromise
Initial Access
T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter
Execution
T1552 Unsecured Credentials
Credential Access
T1071 Application Layer Protocol
Command and Control
T1565 Data Manipulation
Impact