CVE-2021-39203
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-09-09 22:00
Modified
2024-08-04 01:58
Severity ?
6.8 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Summary
WordPress is a free and open-source content management system written in PHP and paired with a MySQL or MariaDB database. In affected versions authenticated users who don't have permission to view private post types/data can bypass restrictions in the block editor under certain conditions. This affected WordPress 5.8 beta during the testing period. It's fixed in the final 5.8 release.
References
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-qxvw-qxm9-qvg6Third Party Advisory
security-advisories@github.comhttps://hackerone.com/reports/1225282Permissions Required
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-qxvw-qxm9-qvg6Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://hackerone.com/reports/1225282Permissions Required
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