CVE-2021-38340Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Script execution via unencoded update_row parameter

Published Sep 10, 2021 · Updated May 2, 2025

Reflected XSS in Webful Creations WordPress Simple Shop 1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to run scripts via update_row. The includes/add_product.php page returns the update_row query value in generated HTML without output encoding, allowing markup to escape its value context. Exploitation requires a victim to follow a crafted request; injected JavaScript then runs in that victim's browser under the affected site's origin.

CVSS severity6.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.90%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Reflected XSS in Webful Creations WordPress Simple Shop 1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to run scripts via update_row. The includes/add_product.php page returns the update_row query value in generated HTML without output encoding, allowing markup to escape its value context. Exploitation requires a victim to follow a crafted request; injected JavaScript then runs in that victim's browser under the affected site's origin.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-38340
Published
Sep 10, 2021
Updated
May 2, 2025
Vendor
Webful Creations
Product
WordPress Simple Shop
Classifications
CWE-79, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 10, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 2, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.2 <=1.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Webful Creations · WordPress Simple Shopversion=1.2 <=1.2

Published CVSS scores

4.3NVDAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
6.1WordfenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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