CVE-2021-39203

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.

Score

CVSS 3.1 6.8 Medium

Status

Modified - security-advisories@github.com

Published

2021-09-09

Last modified

2024-08-04

Weaknesses

CWE-200

Affected products

• Wordpress (Wordpress)
• Wordpress-develop (Wordpress)

References

• https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-qxvw-qxm9-qvg6
• https://hackerone.com/reports/1225282