Cyber Resilience

CVE-2021-25021

MediumPublic PoC

Published: 03 January 2022

Published
03 January 2022
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 4.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0043 62.7th percentile
Risk Priority 10 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2021-25021 is a medium-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in Ffw Optimize My Google Fonts. Its CVSS base score is 4.9 (Medium).

Operationally, ranked in the top 37.3% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

The OMGF | Host Google Fonts Locally WordPress plugin before 4.5.12 does not validate the cache directory setting, allowing high privilege users to use a path traversal vector and delete arbitrary folders when uninstalling the plugin

CWE(s)
CWE-22

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

ffw
optimize my google fonts
≤ 4.5.12

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-22

Validates pathnames and filenames to prevent traversal outside intended directories.

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