CVE-2021-38361
.htaccess Redirect <= 0.3.1 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
.htaccess Redirect <= 0.3.1 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
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.
- Record
CVE-2021-38361- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-24814
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.
- Record
EUVD-2021-24814- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vf79-gh76-r26h No score
The .htaccess Redirect WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the...
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.
- Record
GHSA-vf79-gh76-r26h- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2021-38361- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-38361 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in .htaccess Redirect Redirect, published December 14, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.78%, the 56th percentile. No source names a fixed version.