CVE-2021-29450
mediumpriority · track · 18EPSS 0.021 · 82 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (10)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- BIT-wordpress-2021-29450WordPress Authenticated disclosure of password-protected posts and pages2024-03-06vendor · osvUS
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.
- BIT-wordpress-multisite-2021-29450WordPress Authenticated disclosure of password-protected posts and pages2024-03-06vendor · osvUS
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.
also known as (6)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
- CNNVD-202104-1164cnnvd
- EUVD-2021-16067enisa_euvd
- BDU:2021-04579fstec_bdu
- BIT-wordpress-2021-29450osv
- BIT-wordpress-multisite-2021-29450osv
- GHSA-pmmh-2f36-wvhqosv
sources
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references (17)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-pmmh-2f36-wvhqcnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00017.htmlcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29450cnnvd
- https://wordpress.org/news/2021/04/wordpress-5-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release/Patchcnnvd
- https://wordpress.org/news/category/security/cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.1369cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.1381cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021042553cnnvd
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