Business Manager <= 1.4.5 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting
The Business Manager WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting due to insufficient input validation and sanitization found throughout the plugin which allowed attackers with administrative user access to inject arbitrary web scripts, in versions up to and including 1.4.5. This affects multi-site installations where unfiltered_html is disabled for administrators, and sites where unfiltered_html is disabled.
CVE-2021-39332 is a medium severity with CVSS 5.5 Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin WordPress ERP, HR, CRM, and Project Management Plugin – Business Manager. It affects Versions up to 1.4.5 and is fixed in 1.4.6.
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CVE-2021-39332 is tracked for the Plugin WordPress ERP, HR, CRM, and Project Management Plugin – Business Manager as medium severity with CVSS 5.5. The affected range is Versions up to 1.4.5. Update WordPress ERP, HR, CRM, and Project Management Plugin – Business Manager to 1.4.6 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
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How to validate this finding
Use these checks when converting this record into a patch ticket, incident note, or risk acceptance decision.
Inventory the installed Plugin package and compare its version with Versions up to 1.4.5.
Confirm WordPress ERP, HR, CRM, and Project Management Plugin – Business Manager is updated to 1.4.6 or newer.
Review references and CVSS vector details for exploitability, authentication requirements, and exposure path.
After patching, re-run vulnerability monitoring and keep the related plugin or theme hub under review for follow-up CVEs.
| Software Type | Plugin |
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| Software Slug |
business-manager
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2021-39332 |
| Patched Versions |
1.4.6
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 1.4.5
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