wp-publications <= 0.0 Local File Include
Priority MEDIUM 52CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-829.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0226 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wp-publications | wp-publications | 0.0 – 0.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- wp-publications Vendorwp-publications Affected 0.0 – 0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wp-publications_project:wp-publications:-:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Wp-publications Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:wp-publications_project:wp-publications:-:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Wp-publications Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-38360
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m98h-48v7-g4f9
References
More Wp-publications Project Wp-publications vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-10752 WP Publications <= 1.2 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-38360 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-38360 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m98h-48v7-g4f9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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