CVE-2021-44223 (GCVE-0-2021-44223)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-11-25 14:51
Modified
2024-08-04 04:17
Severity ?
8.1 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
WordPress before 5.8 lacks support for the Update URI plugin header. This makes it easier for remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a supply-chain attack against WordPress installations that use any plugin for which the slug satisfies the naming constraints of the WordPress.org Plugin Directory but is not yet present in that directory.
References
cve@mitre.orghttps://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/06/29/introducing-update-uri-plugin-header-in-wordpress-5-8/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://vavkamil.cz/2021/11/25/wordpress-plugin-confusion-update-can-get-you-pwned/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/06/29/introducing-update-uri-plugin-header-in-wordpress-5-8/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://vavkamil.cz/2021/11/25/wordpress-plugin-confusion-update-can-get-you-pwned/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
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