CVE-2021-44116
Cross-site Scripting in Anchor CMS
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exits in Anchor CMS <=0.12.7 in posts.php. Attackers can use the posts column to upload the title and content containing malicious code to achieve the purpose of obtaining the administrator cookie, thereby achieving other malicious operations.
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
NVD Score used
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exits in Anchor CMS <=0.12.7 in posts.php. Attackers can use the posts column to upload the title and content containing malicious code to achieve the purpose of obtaining the administrator cookie, thereby achieving other malicious operations.
- Record
CVE-2021-44116- 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
CVE List No score
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exits in Anchor CMS <=0.12.7 in posts.php. Attackers can use the posts column to upload the title and content containing malicious code to achieve the purpose of obtaining the administrator cookie, thereby achieving other malicious operations.
- Record
CVE-2021-44116- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-0502 No score
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exits in Anchor CMS <=0.12.7 in posts.php. Attackers can use the posts column to upload the title and content containing malicious code to achieve the purpose of obtaining the administrator cookie, thereby achieving other malicious operations.
- Record
EUVD-2022-0502- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7mq6-cp5m-f4j5
Cross-site Scripting in Anchor CMS
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exits in Anchor CMS <=0.12.7 in posts.php. Attackers can use the posts column to upload the title and content containing malicious code to achieve the purpose of obtaining the administrator cookie, thereby achieving other malicious operations.
- Record
GHSA-7mq6-cp5m-f4j5- 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
OSV
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exits in Anchor CMS <=0.12.7 in posts.php. Attackers can use the posts column to upload the title and content containing malicious code to achieve the purpose of obtaining the administrator cookie, thereby achieving other malicious operations.
- Record
CVE-2021-44116- 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
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-7mq6-cp5m-f4j5
Cross-site Scripting in Anchor CMS
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exits in Anchor CMS <=0.12.7 in posts.php. Attackers can use the posts column to upload the title and content containing malicious code to achieve the purpose of obtaining the administrator cookie, thereby achieving other malicious operations.
- Record
GHSA-7mq6-cp5m-f4j5- 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
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
anchorcms/anchor-cmsPackagist |
through 0.12.7 | None known |
anchorcms/anchor-cmsPackagist |
through 0.12.7, plus listed versions 0.110.120.12.10.12.30.12.3a Show 8 moreShow less0.12.60.90.9.10.9.20.9.30.9.3-a0.9.3-b0.9.3.1-a |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-44116 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Anchorcms Anchor Cms, published December 15, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.77%, the 55th percentile. No source names a fixed version.