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Vulnerability record · CVE-2021-25048 · published 4 April 2022

CVE-2021-25048: King-theme kingcomposer cross-site scripting vulnerability

KKing Theme · Kingcomposer

The KingComposer WordPress plugin through 2.9.6 does not have authorisation, CSRF and sanitisation/escaping when creating profile, allowing any authenticated users to create arbitrary ones, with Cross-Site Scripting payloads in them

5.4 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.64% · top 51.5% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
5.4CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 3.5
0.64%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The KingComposer WordPress plugin through 2.9.6 does not have authorisation, CSRF and sanitisation/escaping when creating profile, allowing any authenticated users to create arbitrary ones, with Cross-Site Scripting payloads in them

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5687e5db-d987-416d-a7f4-036cce4d56cb ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5687e5db-d987-416d-a7f4-036cce4d56cb ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2021-25048), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.