CVE-2021-47950
Advanced Guestbook 2.4.4 Persistent XSS via Smilies
Advanced Guestbook 2.4.4 contains a persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability in the smilies administration interface that allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts by manipulating the s_emotion parameter. Attackers can submit POST requests to admin.php with JavaScript code in the s_emotion field, which executes when administrators view the smilies tab.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Advanced Guestbook 2.4.4 Persistent XSS via Smilies
Advanced Guestbook 2.4.4 contains a persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability in the smilies administration interface that allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts by manipulating the s_emotion parameter. Attackers can submit POST requests to admin.php with JavaScript code in the s_emotion field, which executes when administrators view the smilies tab.
- Record
CVE-2021-47950- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-34810
Advanced Guestbook 2.4.4 contains a persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability in the smilies administration interface that allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts by manipulating the s_emotion parameter. Attackers can submit POST requests to admin.php with JavaScript code in the s_emotion field, which executes when administrators view the smilies tab.
- Record
EUVD-2021-34810- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4x8q-cwhj-47mg
Advanced Guestbook 2.4.4 contains a persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability in the smilies...
Advanced Guestbook 2.4.4 contains a persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability in the smilies administration interface that allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts by manipulating the s_emotion parameter. Attackers can submit POST requests to admin.php with JavaScript code in the s_emotion field, which executes when administrators view the smilies tab.
- Record
GHSA-4x8q-cwhj-47mg- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Advanced Guestbook 2.4.4 contains a persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability in the smilies administration interface that allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts by manipulating the s_emotion parameter. Attackers can submit POST requests to admin.php with JavaScript code in the s_emotion field, which executes when administrators view the smilies tab.
- Record
CVE-2021-47950- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-47950 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Ampps Advanced Guestbook, published May 10, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.19%, the 8th percentile. No source names a fixed version.