CVE-2021-38320
6.1 MEDIUMThe simpleSAMLphp Authentication WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to a reflected $_SERVER["PHP_SELF"]...
Published: 2021-09-09 · Last updated: 2026-06-17
Severity and scoring
- CVSS
- 6.1 MEDIUM
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CWE
- CWE-79
Affected products
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| simplesamlphp_authentication_project | simplesamlphp_authentication |
Description
The simpleSAMLphp Authentication WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to a reflected $_SERVER["PHP_SELF"] value in the ~/simplesamlphp-authentication.php file which allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts, in versions up to and including 0.7.0.
Source: NVD
References
- [NVD]https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38320
- [Exploit reference]https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simplesamlphp-authentication/tags/0.7.0/simplesamlphp-authentication.php#L307
- [Other]https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2021-38320
- [Exploit reference]https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simplesamlphp-authentication/tags/0.7.0/simplesamlphp-authentication.php#L307
- [Other]https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2021-38320
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