Vulnerability · Published Dec 14, 2021 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2021-38361.htaccess Redirect <= 0.3.1 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Medium 6.1

In plain English

A medium-severity cross-site scripting in .htaccess Redirect from .htaccess Redirect. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 56% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 43.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The .htaccess Redirect WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the link parameter found in the ~/htaccess-redirect.php file which allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts, in versions up to and including 0.3.1.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
.htaccess Redirect .htaccess Redirect 0.3.1 – through 0.3.1

Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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