CVE-2021-38352 Feedify – Web Push Notifications <= 2.1.8 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts via the feedify_msg parameter in the Feedify Web Push Notifications plugin, potentially compromising user sessions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-38352?

CVE-2021-38352 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Feedify – Web Push Notifications, published on 10 Sep 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The Feedify – Web Push Notifications WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the feedify_msg parameter found in the ~/includes/base.php file which allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts, in versions up to and including 2.1.8.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-38352?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Feedify Web Push Notifications.

How do I fix CVE-2021-38352?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-38352 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2021-38352 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38352 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v3rc-82pr-v7xw.

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