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CVE-2021-38314

45
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-38314 is an information disclosure vulnerability affecting the Gutenberg Template Library & Redux Framework plugin <= 4.2.11 for WordPress. Unauthenticated attackers can exploit predictable AJAX actions to retrieve sensitive site information, including active plugin versions, PHP version, and a hashed combination of the site's authentication keys. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.3), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires no user interaction, potentially leading to unauthorized information access. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, its high EPSS score (0.916) and FAUCET Risk Score (99/100) indicate a significant likelihood of exploitation, with Nuclei templates available for detection and a single media mention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 4.2.11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redux:gutenberg_template_library_\&_redux_framework:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.3MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
28.96%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Nuclei: CVE-2021-38314 · Sep 16, 2021
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2896 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 23,723 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

wordfence.com / blog/2021/09/over-1-million-sites-affected-by-redux-framework-vulnerabilities
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