Description
The simpleSAMLphp Authentication WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to a reflected $_SERVER["PHP_SELF"] value in the ~/simplesamlphp-authentication.php file which allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts, in versions up to and including 0.7.0.
Published: 2021-09-09
Score: 6.1 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Uninstall plugin from WordPress site.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-24773 The simpleSAMLphp Authentication WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to a reflected $_SERVER["PHP_SELF"] value in the ~/simplesamlphp-authentication.php file which allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts, in versions up to and including 0.7.0.
History

Mon, 05 May 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Subscriptions

Simplesamlphp Authentication Project Simplesamlphp Authentication
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2025-05-05T16:40:12.177Z

Reserved: 2021-08-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-38320

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T01:37:16.301Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-09-09T19:15:13.503

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:16:47.543

Link: CVE-2021-38320

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses