CVE-2021-44082 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Textpattern 4.8.7, specifically within the /textpattern/index.php,Body component. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.3) allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to achieve remote code execution by first stealing a CSRF token and then uploading a webshell. While the attack complexity is high due to the CSRF token requirement, successful exploitation could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.8.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:textpattern:textpattern:4.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.4 Bluesky, 0.2 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.6 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.