WordPress Perfmatters Plugin <= 2.1.6 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Published Nov 30, 2023
7.1
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.41%
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Perfmatters allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Perfmatters: from n/a through 2.1.6.
Affected products
-
- Version -StatusaffectedConstraints<=2.1.6
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perfmatters | Perfmatters | unaffected |
|
- ≤ 2.1.6
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Vendor solution
Update to 2.1.7 or a higher version.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
1 other source (CVE.org) ▾
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Nov 12, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2023–2026- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (7 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00412) | 33.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00412) | 32.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.16% (0.00163) | 34.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 29.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00046) | 16.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 6, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00046) | 14.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 1, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 6.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
References (1)
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/perfmatters/wordpress-perfmatters-plugin-2-1-6-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve vdb-entryThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/perfmatters/wordpress-perfmatters-plugin-2-1-6-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve | vdb-entryThird Party Advisory |
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