WordPress WP Maintenance plugin <= 6.0.4 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Priority LOW 23CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- 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 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Authenticated (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in WP Maintenance plugin <= 6.0.7 versions.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00535 45th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florent Maillefaud | WP Maintenance | up to 6.0.7 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- WP Maintenance VendorFlorent Maillefaud Affected up to 6.0.7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wp_maintenance_project:wp_maintenance:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 6.0.4 | Vulnerable | Wp Maintenance Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:wp_maintenance_project:wp_maintenance:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 6.0.4 Vulnerable ·Wp Maintenance Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-36828
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5wg3-2hmj-xfr7
More Florent Maillefaud vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-30180 WordPress WP Maintenance plugin <= 6.1.9.7 - PHP Object Injection Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2023-25879 WordPress WP Maintenance plugin <= 6.1.3 - IP Filtering Bypass vulnerability CVSS 3.1LOW 3.7
Sources
- CVE-2021-36828 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-36828 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5wg3-2hmj-xfr7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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