CVE-2021-38314

moderate-risk
Published 2021-09-02

The Gutenberg Template Library & Redux Framework plugin <= 4.2.11 for WordPress registered several AJAX actions available to unauthenticated users in the `includes` function in `redux-core/class-redux-core.php` that were unique to a given site but deterministic and predictable given that they were based on an md5 hash of the site URL with a known salt value of '-redux' and an md5 hash of the previous hash with a known salt value of '-support'. These AJAX actions could be used to retrieve a list of active plugins and their versions, the site's PHP version, and an unsalted md5 hash of site’s `AUTH_KEY` concatenated with the `SECURE_AUTH_KEY`.

Do I need to act?

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91.6% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 8% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 5.3/10 Medium
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Vendors

46
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 21/34 · High
Exploitability 20/34 · Moderate
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal