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TI-2021-07391 Aliases CVE-2021-25113GHSA-7g8m-mg7c-jw4j

Dropdown Menu Widget <= 1.9.7 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Settings Update to Stored XSS

Priority LOW 25CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The Dropdown Menu Widget WordPress plugin through 1.9.7 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks when saving its settings, allowing low privilege users such as subscriber to update them. Due to the lack of sanitisation and escaping, it could also lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting issues

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00604 49th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownDropdown Menu Widget1.9.7 – 1.9.7—No fix listedCNA
  • Dropdown Menu Widget VendorUnknown Affected 1.9.7 – 1.9.7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:dropdown_menu_widget_project:dropdown_menu_widget:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*up to 1.9.7VulnerableDropdown Menu Widget Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:dropdown_menu_widget_project:dropdown_menu_widget:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 1.9.7 Vulnerable ·Dropdown Menu Widget Project

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-25113
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7g8m-mg7c-jw4j

References

Exploit 1

Sources

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