CVE-2021-29450 WordPress Authenticated disclosure of password-protected posts and pages
Authenticated users with contributor privileges can expose password-protected posts and pages via a specific editor block.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2021-29450?
CVE-2021-29450 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 15 Apr 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-29450?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including wordpress and wordpress-multisite. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
wordpress Bitnami | From 4.7.0 | 5.7.1 |
wordpress-multisite Bitnami | From 4.7.0 | 5.7.1 |
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Wordpress Wordpress.
How do I fix CVE-2021-29450?
Upgrade wordpress to 5.7.1 or later.
Is CVE-2021-29450 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-29450 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as BIT-wordpress-2021-29450, BIT-wordpress-multisite-2021-29450, DEBIAN-CVE-2021-29450, GHSA-pmmh-2f36-wvhq, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-29450.