WordPress Plugin Stripe Payments < 2.0.40 Stored XSS via currency_code
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
WordPress Plugin Stripe Payments before 2.0.40 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts through the AcceptStripePayments-settings[currency_code] parameter. Attackers can submit POST requests to /wp-admin/options.php with script payloads in the currency_code field to execute arbitrary JavaScript in administrator browsers when settings are viewed.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Accept Stripe Payments (mra13) Fixed in 2.0.40
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-47983
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g9mx-rrvw-6m52
References
Exploit 1
Other 1
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Sources
- CVE-2021-47983 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-47983 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g9mx-rrvw-6m52 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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