CVE-2021-4374 is a critical vulnerability affecting the WordPress Automatic Plugin (versions up to 3.53.2) that allows unauthenticated attackers to arbitrarily update site settings due to missing authorization and validation. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for complete compromise (confidentiality, integrity, and availability). While not listed on the KEV catalog, exploit modules are publicly available in Metasploit and Nuclei, indicating a high likelihood of exploitation, despite minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.53.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:valvepress:wordpress_automatic_plugin:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.