CVE-2021-39322 json
Easy Social Icons <= 3.0.8 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
published 2021-09-02 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-25683
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.3%
- EPSS 2.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known, plus a Nuclei check
Summary
The Easy Social Icons plugin <= 3.0.8 for WordPress echoes out the raw value of `$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']` in its main file. On certain configurations including Apache+modPHP this makes it possible to use it to perform a reflected Cross-Site Scripting attack by injecting malicious code in the request path.
Patch / fix
- cybernetikz easy_social_icons 3.0.9
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 18 mo ago
Exploit prediction
2.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- Nuclei template WordPress Easy Social Icons Plugin < 3.0.9 - Cross-Site Scripting nuclei detection template
- wpvulndb.com https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/5e0bf0b6-9809-426b-b1d4-1fb653083b58 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- cybernetikz Easy Social Icons
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpvulndb.com
/vulnerabilities/5e0bf0b6-9809-426b-b1d4-1fb653083b58
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
wordfence.com
/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2021-39322
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-39322
- NVD CVE-2021-39322
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