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CVE-2021-4382

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-4382 describes an arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the Recently plugin for WordPress, affecting versions up to and including 3.0.4. This flaw, stemming from missing file type validation in the fetch_external_image() function, allows authenticated attackers to upload malicious files, potentially leading to remote code execution. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can result in high impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 3.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:recently_project:recently:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.63%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
73.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0163 is in the 72nd percentile among its peer group of 17,829 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

plugins.trac.wordpress.org / changeset/2542693
Release Notes
wpscan.com / vulnerability/92c3f26a-1a84-459a-874b-07dc83c9f42a
Third Party Advisory
acunetix.com / vulnerabilities/web/wordpress-plugin-recently-multiple-vulnerabilities-3-0-4
Third Party Advisory
wordfence.com / threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f8297149-2de3-4e49-80f9-6ea59dea6bce
Third Party Advisory