Twitter Friends Widget <= 3.1 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Twitter Friends Widget WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the pmc_TF_user and pmc_TF_password parameter found in the ~/twitter-friends-widget.php file which allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts, in versions up to and including 3.1.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twitter Friends Widget | Twitter Friends Widget | 3.1 – 3.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Twitter Friends Widget VendorTwitter Friends Widget Affected 3.1 – 3.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:twitter_friends_widget_project:twitter_friends_widget:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 3.1 | Vulnerable | Twitter Friends Widget Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:twitter_friends_widget_project:twitter_friends_widget:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 3.1 Vulnerable ·Twitter Friends Widget Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-38322
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fjgf-fwh5-r5mp
References
Sources
- CVE-2021-38322 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-38322 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fjgf-fwh5-r5mp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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