CVE-2021-38336

MEDIUM 6.1CVE-2021-38336 · Published 10/09/2021 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2021-38336 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 6.1) vulnerability affecting edit comments xt (sw-guide).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.90%, higher than 59.8% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
edit comments xt sw-guide	`≤ 1.0`	No fix yet

Description

The Edit Comments XT WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to a reflected $_SERVER["PHP_SELF"] value in the ~/edit-comments-xt.php file which allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts, in versions up to and including 1.0.

References

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/edit-comments-xt/tags/1.0/edit-comments-xt.php · Exploit
wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories · Third Party Advisory

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