Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exits in Anchor CMS <=0.12.7 in posts.php.
Priority LOW 29CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- 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 and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exits in Anchor CMS <=0.12.7 in posts.php. Attackers can use the posts column to upload the title and content containing malicious code to achieve the purpose of obtaining the administrator cookie, thereby achieving other malicious operations.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0077 55th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | anchorcms/anchor-cms (Packagist) | up to 0.12.7 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-7mq6-cp5m-f4j5 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- anchorcms/anchor-cms (Packagist) Vendor— Affected up to 0.12.7 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-7mq6-cp5m-f4j5
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-44116
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7mq6-cp5m-f4j5
References
More anchorcms Anchor Cms vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-25129 Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Anchor CMS v.0.12.7 allows a remote attacker to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-19470 Anchor CMS v0.12.7 was discovered to contain a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) via /anchor/admin/users/delete/2. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
- TI-2025-28918 A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Anchor CMS v0.12.7 allows attackers… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2020-14539 A CSRF vulnerability exists in Anchor CMS 0.12.7 anchor/views/users/edit.php that can change the Delete admin users. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-19430 Anchor CMS v0.12.7 was discovered to contain a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) via /anchor/admin/categories/delete/2. CVSS 3.1LOW 2.4
- TI-2015-04793 system/session/drivers/cookie.php in Anchor CMS 0.9.x allows remote attackers to conduct… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2021-44116 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-44116 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7mq6-cp5m-f4j5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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