Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-29450
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.
Vulnerability category: Information leak
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-29450
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.46%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 72 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-29450
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
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4.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N |
8.0
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2.9
|
[email protected] |
4.3
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
2.8
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1.4
|
[email protected] |
6.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
2.8
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3.6
|
[email protected] |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-29450
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The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.Assigned by: [email protected] (Primary)
References for CVE-2021-29450
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https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4896
Third Party Advisory
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https://wordpress.org/news/category/security/
Vendor Advisory
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https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-pmmh-2f36-wvhq
Third Party Advisory
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00017.html
Mailing List;Third Party Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2021-29450
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*