TI-2021-18782 Aliases CVE-2021-42367 GHSA-6ffh-2qg3-m72q

Variation Swatches for WooCommerce <= 2.1.1 Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

LOW 29CWE-79Published 2021-12-14 · Updated 2025-02-13

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting, Security bypass
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 and CWE-862.

Summary

The Variation Swatches for WooCommerce WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via several parameters found in the ~/includes/class-menu-page.php file which allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts, in versions up to and including 2.1.1. Due to missing authorization checks on the tawcvs_save_settings function, low-level authenticated users such as subscribers can exploit this vulnerability.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00549 46th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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
Variation Swatches for WooCommerce	Variation Swatches for WooCommerce	2.1.1 – 2.1.1	—	No fix listed	CNA

Variation Swatches for WooCommerce VendorVariation Swatches for WooCommerce Affected 2.1.1 – 2.1.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:variation_swatches_for_woocommerce_project:variation_swatches_for_woocommerce::::::wordpress::*	up to 2.1.1	Vulnerable	Variation Swatches For Woocommerce Project

cpe:2.3:a:variation_swatches_for_woocommerce_project:variation_swatches_for_woocommerce:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 2.1.1 Vulnerable ·Variation Swatches For Woocommerce Project

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-42367
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6ffh-2qg3-m72q

References

Patch 1

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2634227%40variation-swatches-for-woocommerce&new=2634227%40variation-swatches-for-woocommerce&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

Advisory 1

https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2021-42367

TI-2023-19407 WordPress Variation Swatches for WooCommerce Plugin <= 2.3.7 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
TI-2024-12552 Variation Swatches for WooCommerce 1.0.8 - 1.3.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Plugin Settings Reset CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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