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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2021-38341
CVE-2021-38341:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The WooCommerce Payment Gateway Per Category WordPress plugin contains a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability (CVE-2021-38341) discovered in versions up to and including 2.0.10. The vulnerability was identified and reported by Wordfence in August 2021 (NVD, CVE).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from a reflected $SERVER["PHPSELF"] value in the ~/includes/plugin_settings.php file which allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.1 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. The weakness is classified as CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) (Wordfence, NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows attackers to inject and execute arbitrary web scripts in the context of the affected WordPress site. This can lead to potential data theft and compromise of user sessions when exploited successfully (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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