CVE-2021-38360

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.

Score

CVSS 3.1 9.8 Critical

Status

Modified - security@wordfence.com

Published

2021-09-10

Last modified

2025-03-31

Weaknesses

CWE-22, CWE-829

Affected products

• Wp-publications (Wp-publications)
• Wp-publications (Wp-publications Project)

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-publications/trunk/bibtexbrowser.php?rev=1830330#L49
• https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2021-38360