CVE-2021-39312

HIGH 7.5CVE-2021-39312 · Published 14/12/2021 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2021-39312 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability affecting true ranker (trueranker).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 77.9%, higher than 99.6% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
true ranker trueranker	`≤ 2.2.2`	No fix yet

Description

The True Ranker plugin <= 2.2.2 for WordPress allows arbitrary files, including sensitive configuration files such as wp-config.php, to be accessed via the src parameter found in the ~/admin/vendor/datatables/examples/resources/examples.php file.

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/165434/WordPress-The-True-Ranker-2.2.2-Arbitrary-File-Read.html · Exploit
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-local-rank/tags/2.2.2/admin/vendor/datatables/examples/resources/examples.php · Third Party Advisory
wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories · Third Party Advisory

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