How severe is CVE-2021-38302?

CVE-2021-38302 has a CVSS score of 4/10, rated MEDIUM. Review your exposure and patch according to your risk tolerance.

Which packages are affected by CVE-2021-38302?

CVE-2021-38302 affects the following packages: ecodev/newsletter (Packagist). Ecosystems affected: Packagist.

How do I fix CVE-2021-38302?

No patched version of ecodev/newsletter has shipped for CVE-2021-38302 yet. Where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range, and apply any maintainer-recommended mitigation.

How do I detect CVE-2021-38302 in my Packagist dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for ecodev/newsletter, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

How do I mitigate CVE-2021-38302 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

Until you can upgrade, make sure every query built from user input uses parameterised statements or a prepared-statement API rather than string concatenation, and reduce the database account's privileges so an injected query cannot read or alter data beyond what the feature needs.

Is CVE-2021-38302 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for CVE-2021-38302 yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-38302?

CVE-2021-38302 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 1.0%, placing it in the 62th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. This score indicates relatively lower exploitation probability, though the CVSS severity should still guide your patching priority.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2021-38302?

CVE-2021-38302 is classified as SQL Injection (CWE-89). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation. This is a high-impact weakness class that often enables remote code execution or data exposure.

When was CVE-2021-38302 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2021-38302 was published on September 2, 2021 and was last updated on November 8, 2023. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

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CVE-2021-38302 — newsletter

MEDIUM

CVE-2021-38302 is a medium-severity (CVSS 4) SQL Injection vulnerability in ecodev/newsletter. No vendor fix is recorded yet; mitigation options are listed below.

SQL injection in TYPO3 extension

Published

Sep 2, 2021

Updated

Nov 8, 2023

Affected

1 pkg

Patched

See advisory

Exploits

None indexed

Exploitation data as of Oct 8, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

1.0%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk0.00%

Lower risk than most CVEs62th percentile — riskier than 62% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

CVE-2021-38302 by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). Outside the shaded patch-first corner.

Where this sits among everything scored

Of 385,386 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected

🐘ecodev/newsletter

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Packagist packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

It has been discovered that the extension is susceptible to SQL Injection when processing bounced emails.

Affected Packages

1 total

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
🐘Packagist	`ecodev/newsletter`	all versions	No fix

Affected Products

1 product · 1 configurations

Application

newsletternewsletter_project

≤ 4.0.0

range

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for ecodev/newsletter, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Remediation status
No patched version of ecodev/newsletter has shipped for CVE-2021-38302 yet. Where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range, and apply any maintainer-recommended mitigation.
Mitigate without a patch
Until you can upgrade, make sure every query built from user input uses parameterised statements or a prepared-statement API rather than string concatenation, and reduce the database account's privileges so an injected query cannot read or alter data beyond what the feature needs.

Frequently Asked Questions

It has been discovered that the extension is susceptible to SQL Injection when processing bounced emails.

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CVSS Score

4/10CVSS v3 base

Vector breakdown

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Raw vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:F/RL:U/RC:C

CWE Classification

CWE-89SQL Injection

Weaponization

No known public exploit tooling found.

Timeline

Disclosed

Sep 2, 2021

Last updated

Nov 8, 2023

Identifiers

CVE-2021-38302

References

Advisorynvd.nist.gov Webtypo3.org Packagegithub.com

Related vulnerabilities

This CVE is medium severity; 8 of 8 other CVEs with CWE-89 are rated as high or higher (top: critical).

CVE-2026-75513CVE-2026-79752CVE-2026-32599CVE-2026-55416CVE-2026-77635CVE-2026-71867CVE-2026-72811CVE-2026-72807Browse all CWE-89

Provenance

Sources

OSV.devNVDFIRST.org (EPSS)

Last verifiedNov 8, 2023

CVE-2021-38302 — newsletter

EPSS Exploitation Probability

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

Description

Affected Packages

Affected Products

Detection & mitigation playbook

Detect

Remediation status

Mitigate without a patch

Frequently Asked Questions

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