CVE-2021-4451
The NinjaFirewall plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authenticated PHAR Deserialization in versions up to, and including, 4.3.3. This allows authenticated attackers to perform phar deserialization on the server. This deserialization can allow other plugin or theme exploits if vulnerable software is present (WordPress, and NinjaFirewall).
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.2
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.64%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 49
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1210Exploitation of Remote Serviceslateral movement75 % - Impacto principal
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreterexecution80 % - Impacto secundario
T1078.001Default Accountsstealth · persistence · privilege escalation · initial access60 %
Vulnerabilidad remota en plugin WordPress (CWE-502: deserialización PHAR) que requiere autenticación (PR:H). Acceso de red sin interacción permite ejecutar código mediante gadget chains de deseriación PHP (T1059). Atacante autenticado puede escalar a máquina Windows/Linux.
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-502
- CWE-502
Referencias
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