CVE-2021-29450

WordPress Authenticated disclosure of password-protected posts and pages

Published: Apr 15, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-200

6.5MEDIUM

Description

Wordpress is an open source CMS. One of the blocks in the WordPress editor can be exploited in a way that exposes password-protected posts and pages. This requires at least contributor privileges. This has been patched in WordPress 5.7.1, along with the older affected versions via minor releases. It's strongly recommended that you keep auto-updates enabled to receive the fix.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:LPrivileges Required

Low

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:NIntegrity

None

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

CWE-200

Affected Products

WordPress

oss-project·USaka wordpress mu, wordpress.org, wp

wordpressOn-premWeb App

Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core

wordpress-develop

Web & CMS Plugins

debian

oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux

debian linuxOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения

oss-projectaka fsf

Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

WordPress Foundation

oss-project·US

WordPress

Web & CMS Plugins

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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References

https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-pmmh-2f36-wvhq

github.com

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00017.html

lists.debian.org

https://wordpress.org/news/category/security/

wordpress.org

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