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CVE-2021-38325: The User Activation Email WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the uae-key parameter found in the ~/user-activation-email.php file which allows attackers to inject arbi

medium Affects user-activation-email (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The User Activation Email WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the uae-key parameter found in the ~/user-activation-email.php file which allows attackers to inject arbi

Package
user-activation-email (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<=1.3.0
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
medium  CVSS 6.1
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (60.8th percentile)
Published
2021-09-09
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recorduser-activation-email (WordPress plugin) advisories

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