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CVE-2021-39312

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2025-06-03 by GCVE · kevintel, GCVE · shadowserver.

  • Published2021-12-14
  • WeaknessCWE-22

Am I affected?

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2021-12-1416:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2022-01-05Exploit-DB entryExploit-DB
  3. 2025-06-0317:16Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  4. 2025-06-0317:16Exploitation first reportedGCVE

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-02 15:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2021-39312?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2021-39312?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD
Trueranker true ranker
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.2≤ 2.2.2no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As Wordfence, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • True Ranker
    Affected
    • ≥ 2.2.2, ≤ 2.2.2no fix statedcustom

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2022-01-05

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

read 2026-11-01 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
available
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-50624
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
1 repository, unverifiedroot-wav/wordpress-true-ranker-cve-2021-39312
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
2021-12-14
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-2mm8-gjg2-whmx

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-39312?

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.

Is CVE-2021-39312 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2021-39312 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 77.9% on 2026-11-02, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-39312?

CVE-2021-39312 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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