CVE-2021-38312
mediumpriority · track · 26OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.013 · 71 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The Gutenberg Template Library & Redux Framework plugin <= 4.2.11 for WordPress used an incorrect authorization check in the REST API endpoints registered under the “redux/v1/templates/” REST Route in “redux-templates/classes/class-api.php”. The `permissions_callback` used in this file only checked for the `edit_posts` capability which is granted to lower-privileged users such as contributors, allowing such users to install arbitrary plugins from the WordPress repository and edit arbitrary posts.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4–7.1
ssvc
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affected products (2)
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- redux gutenberg template library & redux framework≤ 4.2.11nvdUScpe:2.3:a:redux:gutenberg_template_library_\&_redux_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (5)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38312cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021090309cnnvd
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/09/over-1-million-sites-affected-by-redux-framework-vulnerabilities/cnnvd
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/09/over-1-million-sites-affected-by-redux-framework-vulnerabilities/enisa_euvd
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/09/over-1-million-sites-affected-by-redux-framework-vulnerabilities/ExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
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