VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2021-39203
CVSS score6.8 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.94%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-09-09
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Description
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.
Weakness classification
- security-advisories@github.com: CWE-200
- nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-noinfo
Primary references
- security-advisories@github.com — Third Party Advisory
- security-advisories@github.com — Permissions Required
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Permissions Required