Stored XSS via unsanitized settings data import
Published Jun 15, 2022 · Updated Apr 28, 2026
Stored XSS in Phil Baker Age Gate 2.17.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute scripts through imported settings data. The settings import path accepts unauthenticated configuration data without sufficient sanitization and later renders attacker-controlled values without output escaping. Execution requires a user to load an affected page, where the stored script runs in that visitor's browser and can alter displayed content or access page-visible data.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in Phil Baker Age Gate 2.17.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute scripts through imported settings data. The settings import path accepts unauthenticated configuration data without sufficient sanitization and later renders attacker-controlled values without output escaping. Execution requires a user to load an affected page, where the stored script runs in that visitor's browser and can alter displayed content or access page-visible data.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2021-36901
- Published
- Jun 15, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 28, 2026
- Vendor
- Phil Baker
- Product
- Age Gate
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1059.007
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jun 15, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 28, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=<= 2.17.0 <=2.17.0
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Reported exploitation
- Reports of malicious Age Gate settings injectionreported exploitation
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