CVE-2021-38360
8.3 HIGHThe wp-publications WordPress plugin is vulnerable to restrictive local file inclusion via the Q_FILE parameter found in the ~/bibtexbrow...
Published: 2021-09-10 · Last updated: 2026-06-17
Severity and scoring
- CVSS
- 8.3 HIGH
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
- CWE
- CWE-22, CWE-829
Affected products
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| wp-publications_project | wp-publications |
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.
Source: NVD
References
- [NVD]https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38360
- [Other]https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-publications/trunk/bibtexbrowser.php?rev=1830330#L49
- [Other]https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2021-38360
- [Other]https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-publications/trunk/bibtexbrowser.php?rev=1830330#L49
- [Other]https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2021-38360
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