Vulnerability · Published Sep 10, 2021 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2021-38360wp-publications <= 0.0 Local File Include

High 8.3

In plain English

A high-severity path traversal in wp-publications from wp-publications. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.3% (higher than 83% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.3High
Exploit odds (30 days)2.3%top 16.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The wp-publications WordPress plugin is vulnerable to restrictive local file inclusion via the Q_FILE parameter found in the ~/bibtexbrowser.php file which allows attackers to include local zip files and achieve remote code execution, in versions up to and including 0.0.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
wp-publications wp-publications 0.0 – through 0.0

Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

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