Private data disclosure/privilege escalation through the block editor in Wordpress

CVE-2021-39203
6.8MEDIUM

Key Information

Vendor
WordPress
Status
WordPress-develop
Vendor
CVE Published:
9 September 2021

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.

Affected Version(s)

wordpress-develop = 5.8 beta 1

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.8
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Risk change from: 6.5 to: 6.8 - (MEDIUM)

  • Vulnerability published.

  • Vulnerability Reserved.

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database
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