CVE-2021-29447

mediumpriority · attend · 66EPSS 0.857 · 100 %ileexploit · PoCEURUUS
grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent
Exploitable?
Public exploit
23 exploits · PoC
Likely / severe?
85.7% (100th) EPSS
CVSS 4 · medium
Is it mine?
10 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
5 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · osv

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

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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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.1
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4–7.1

v2.04mediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8 · impact 2.9
v3.16.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.8 · impact 3.6
v3.16.5mediumAV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.17.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.17.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:Nsecondary · security-advisories@github.comexploitability 2.8 · impact 4.2
v3.16.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:Hsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-611USprimaryCWE-611US
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exploits (23)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

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affected products (10)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • BIT-wordpress-2021-29447WordPress Authenticated XXE attack when installation is running PHP 82024-03-06vendor · osvUS

    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.

  • BIT-wordpress-multisite-2021-29447WordPress Authenticated XXE attack when installation is running PHP 82024-03-06vendor · osvUS

    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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also known as (6)

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sources

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cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bduosvnvdNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2021-04-15modified 2026-06-17
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references (28)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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