CVE-2021-39310
Real WYSIWYG <= 0.0.2 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
The Real WYSIWYG WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to the use of PHP_SELF in the ~/real-wysiwyg.php file which allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts, in versions up to and including 0.0.2.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
6.1
Real WYSIWYG <= 0.0.2 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
The Real WYSIWYG WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to the use of PHP_SELF in the ~/real-wysiwyg.php file which allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts, in versions up to and including 0.0.2.
- Record
CVE-2021-39310- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-25671
6.1
The Real WYSIWYG WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to the use of PHP_SELF in the ~/real-wysiwyg.php file which allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts, in versions up to and including 0.0.2.
- Record
EUVD-2021-25671- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x623-q82m-99x6 No score
The Real WYSIWYG WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to the use...
The Real WYSIWYG WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to the use of PHP_SELF in the ~/real-wysiwyg.php file which allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts, in versions up to and including 0.0.2.
- Record
GHSA-x623-q82m-99x6- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
6.1
The Real WYSIWYG WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to the use of PHP_SELF in the ~/real-wysiwyg.php file which allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts, in versions up to and including 0.0.2.
- Record
CVE-2021-39310- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-39310 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Real Wysiwyg Wysiwyg, published December 14, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.78%, the 56th percentile. No source names a fixed version.