CVE-2021-38360

HIGH

wp-publications <0.0 - RCE

Title source: llm

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.

References (2)

[Third Party Advisory] https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2021-38360

[Third Party Advisory] https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-publications/trunk/bibtexbrowser.php?rev=1830330#L49

Scores

CVSS v3 8.3

EPSS 0.0463

EPSS Percentile 89.3%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-22 CWE-829

Status published

Products (1)

wp-publications_project/wp-publications

Published Sep 10, 2021

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026