CVE-2021-38713

MEDIUMNVD 5.45.4—

5.4

imgURL 2.31 allows XSS via an X-Forwarded-For HTTP header.

CVSS v3: 5.4
EG Score: 5.4(medium)
EPSS: 38.3%
KEV: Not listed

Published

August 16, 2021

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (2)

cve@mitrehttps://github.com/helloxz/imgurl/issues/72
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/helloxz/imgurl/issues/72

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
composer	helloxz/imgurl	—	ghsa

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)

Packagist(1)

Package	Vulnerable range	Fixed in	Dependents
helloxz/imgurl	v2.31	—	—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-79Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 10× in last 7d / 10× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

2026-05-27 13:39 UTCepss_batch
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2026-05-26 13:42 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 12:01 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-26 12:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
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2026-05-26 02:16 UTCOSV refresh

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2021-38713?

CVE-2021-38713 is a medium vulnerability published on August 16, 2021. imgURL 2.31 allows XSS via an X-Forwarded-For HTTP header.

When was CVE-2021-38713 disclosed?

CVE-2021-38713 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 16, 2021, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2021-38713 actively exploited?

CVE-2021-38713 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 38.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-38713?

CVE-2021-38713 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.4 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2021-38713?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2021-38713, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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