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01 Record

CVE-2021-44223

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

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base score8.1 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AC:H/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N

02 Description

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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
28.98% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 97.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2021-11-25 14:51Z4 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-04 04:17Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2021-11-25
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
High (CVSS 8.1)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AC:H/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N
Weaknesses
No CWE assigned
Data version
5.1
Document digest
acc0b7a02f5df9dd748b902cfe1d3e655529aa4762ace92214c6fe2a5f440938

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
wordpresswordpressNot specified—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

  • wordpress
    Fixed in 5.8.1+dfsg1-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • wordpress
    Fixed in 5.8.1+dfsg1-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • wordpress
    Fixed in 5.8.1+dfsg1-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

  • wordpress
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

  • wordpress
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

  • wordpress
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.