CVE-2021-44082

HIGH 8.3CVE-2021-44082 · Published 29/03/2022 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2021-44082 is a HIGH (CVSS 8.3) vulnerability affecting textpattern (textpattern).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 3.0%, higher than 87.5% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
textpattern textpattern	`= 4.8.7`	No fix yet

Description

textpattern 4.8.7 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) via /textpattern/index.php,Body. A remote and unauthenticated attacker can use XSS to trigger remote code execution by uploading a webshell. To do so they must first steal the CSRF token before submitting a file upload request.

References

pentest.co.uk/labs/leveraging-xss-to-get-rce-in-textpattern · Exploit
cornerpirate.com · Not Applicable
pentest.co.uk · Third Party Advisory

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

textpattern

= 4.8.7

No fix yet

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