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Vulnerability record · CVE-2021-46253 · published 1 February 2022

CVE-2021-46253: Anchorcms anchor cms cross-site scripting vulnerability

Anchorcms · Anchor Cms

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Create Post function of Anchor CMS v0.12.7 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML.

5.4 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.62% · top 52.5% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
5.4CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 3.5
0.62%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Create Post function of Anchor CMS v0.12.7 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML.

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://anchorcms.com Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/Nguyen-Trung-Kien/CVE/blob/main/CVE-2021-46253/CVE-2021-46253.pdf ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://anchorcms.com Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/Nguyen-Trung-Kien/CVE/blob/main/CVE-2021-46253/CVE-2021-46253.pdf ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2021-46253), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.