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

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

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Sep 2021
- **Updated:** 2 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v3rc-82pr-v7xw

## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-38352?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## Is CVE-2021-38352 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in Feedify – Web Push Notifications

- [CVE-2024-13874](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13874/): Feedify – Web Push Notifications < 2.4.6 - Reflected XSS (high 7.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-38352 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: Feedify – Web Push Notifications. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38352/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38352/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-38352
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38352
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-38352

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38352/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.