WordPress Core < 5.7.1 - Sensitive Information Disclosure

6.5
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CVE CVE-2021-29450
CVSS 6.5 (Medium)
Publicly Published April 15, 2021
Last Updated July 8, 2022
Researcher Mikael Korpela

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.

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1 affected software package

Software Type Core
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to one of the following versions, or a newer patched version: 4.7.20, 4.8.16, 4.9.17, 5.0.12, 5.1.9, 5.2.10, 5.3.7, 5.4.5, 5.5.4, 5.6.3, 5.7.1
Affected Versions
  • 5.1 - 5.1.9 (exclusive)
  • 5.3 - 5.3.7 (exclusive)
  • 5.4 - 5.4.5 (exclusive)
  • 5.5 - 5.5.4 (exclusive)
Expand to see 7 more affected version ranges.
  • 5.6 - 5.6.3 (exclusive)
  • 5.7 - 5.7.1 (exclusive)
  • 4.7 - 4.7.20 (exclusive)
  • 4.8 - 4.8.16 (exclusive)
  • 4.9 - 4.9.17 (exclusive)
  • 5.0 - 5.0.12 (exclusive)
  • 5.2 - 5.2.10 (exclusive)
Patched Versions
  • 4.7.20
  • 4.8.16
  • 4.9.17
  • 5.0.12
Expand to see 7 more patched versions.
  • 5.1.9
  • 5.2.10
  • 5.3.7
  • 5.4.5
  • 5.5.4
  • 5.6.3
  • 5.7.1

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