CVE-2021-36823

WordPress Absolutely Glamorous Custom Admin plugin <= 6.8 - Auth. Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

6.6 Medium

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Cusmin AGCA - Absolutely Glamorous Custom Admin (WordPress plugin) allows Stored XSS.This issue affects AGCA - Absolutely Glamorous Custom Admin (WordPress plugin): from n/a through 6.8.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: High
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Exploit likelihood

0.74%Down 0.1 points since Sep 24, 2021

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.6

WordPress Absolutely Glamorous Custom Admin plugin <= 6.8 - Auth. Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Record: CVE-2021-36823
CVSS 3.1: 6.6 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2021-23399 6.6

Record: EUVD-2021-23399
CVSS 3.1: 6.6 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5qj7-xwrg-68v3 8.2

Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress Absolutely Glamorous...

Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress Absolutely Glamorous Custom Admin plugin (versions <= 6.8). Stored XSS possible via unsanitized input fields of the plugin settings, some of the payloads could make the frontend and the backend inaccessible.

Record: GHSA-5qj7-xwrg-68v3
CVSS 3.1: 8.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 6.6

Record: CVE-2021-36823
CVSS 3.1: 6.6 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS 3.1: 8.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 3.5 LowAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2021-36823 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.6) in Cusmin Absolutely Glamorous Custom Admin, published September 23, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.74%, the 54th percentile. No source names a fixed version.