CVE Catalog

CVE-2021-46116

HighCVSS 7.2
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

High risk
2.13%

80th percentile - higher than 80% of all known CVEs

Summary

In jpress 4.2.0, a remote code execution vulnerability exists via the template installation function in _TemplateController#doInstall. Attackers can inject malicious code during template installation.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves potential server takeover by an attacker with admin privileges, leading to data theft, content modification, or further attack propagation within the network.

Recommendation

Immediately update jpress to the latest version that fixes this vulnerability and restrict admin panel access to trusted users only.

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Original NVD description (English source)

jpress 4.2.0 is vulnerable to remote code execution via io.jpress.web.admin._TemplateController#doInstall. The admin panel provides a function through which attackers can install templates and inject some malicious code.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS