CVE-2021-29447
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-04-15 21:10
Modified
2024-08-03 22:02
Severity ?
7.1 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Summary
Wordpress is an open source CMS. A user with the ability to upload files (like an Author) can exploit an XML parsing issue in the Media Library leading to XXE attacks. This requires WordPress installation to be using PHP 8. Access to internal files is possible in a successful XXE attack. This has been patched in WordPress version 5.7.1, along with the older affected versions via a minor release. We strongly recommend you keep auto-updates enabled.
References
security-advisories@github.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163148/XML-External-Entity-Via-MP3-File-Upload-On-WordPress.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security-advisories@github.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164198/WordPress-5.7-Media-Library-XML-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security-advisories@github.comhttps://blog.sonarsource.com/wordpress-xxe-security-vulnerability/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-rv47-pc52-qrhhThird Party Advisory
security-advisories@github.comhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00017.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
security-advisories@github.comhttps://wordpress.org/news/category/security/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
security-advisories@github.comhttps://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4896Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163148/XML-External-Entity-Via-MP3-File-Upload-On-WordPress.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164198/WordPress-5.7-Media-Library-XML-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://blog.sonarsource.com/wordpress-xxe-security-vulnerability/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-rv47-pc52-qrhhThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00017.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wordpress.org/news/category/security/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4896Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
WordPress wordpress-develop Version: >= 5.6.0, < 5.7.1
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