CVE-2021-39203
mediumpriority · track · 26OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.009 · 61 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (7)
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advisories (1)
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- BIT-wordpress-multisite-2021-392032024-01-31vendor · osvUS
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.
also known as (5)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
- CNNVD-202109-464cnnvd
- EUVD-2021-25585enisa_euvd
- BDU:2021-05109fstec_bdu
- BIT-wordpress-2021-39203osv
- GHSA-qxvw-qxm9-qvg6osv
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references (9)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-qxvw-qxm9-qvg6cnnvd
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1225282cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-39203cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/WordPress-Core-two-vulnerabilities-36363cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021091306cnnvd
- https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-qxvw-qxm9-qvg6enisa_euvd
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1225282enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-qxvw-qxm9-qvg6Third Party Advisorynvd
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