CVE-2021-39203 (GCVE-0-2021-39203)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-09-09 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-04 01:58
VLAI
Title
Private data disclosure/privilege escalation through the block editor in Wordpress
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.
Severity
6.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-200 - Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
WordPress wordpress-develop Affected: 5.8 beta 1
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