CVE-2021-29447
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V3.1EPSS Score
v2025.03.14There is a 90.6% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.
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Description
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.
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Identified and analyzed by Wordfence
Software Type
Patch Status
Published
Software Details
Software Name
WordPress
Software Slug
wordpress
Affected Versions
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Remediation
Update to one of the following versions, or a newer patched version: 4.7.20, 4.8.16, 4.9.17, 5.0.12, 5.1.9, 5.2.10, 5.3.7, 5.4.5, 5.5.4, 5.6.3, 5.7.1
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