{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ranges": [
        {
          "database_specific": {
            "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:wordpress_popular_posts_project:wordpress_popular_posts:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*",
            "extracted_events": [
              {
                "introduced": "0"
              },
              {
                "last_affected": "5.3.3"
              }
            ],
            "source": "CPE_RANGE"
          },
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "last_affected": "340fb5995bcefd57f5db8d3f31fac2dc67e9310c"
            }
          ],
          "repo": "https://github.com/cabrerahector/wordpress-popular-posts",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {},
  "details": "Authenticated Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress Popular Posts plugin (versions \u003c= 5.3.3). Vulnerable at \u0026widget-wpp[2][post_type].",
  "id": "CVE-2021-36872",
  "modified": "2026-07-08T05:39:28.994220623Z",
  "published": "2021-09-23T15:15:07.840Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/cabrerahector/wordpress-popular-posts/blob/master/changelog.md"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wordpress-popular-posts/wordpress-popular-posts-plugin-5-3-3-authenticated-persistent-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability"
    }
  ],
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}