ubuntu-cve-2021-39203
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2021-09-09 22:15
Modified
2026-05-20 14:53
Summary
Details

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.

Severity
6.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
N/A (UNKNOWN)
low
References
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
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          {
            "binary_name": "wordpress",
            "binary_version": "4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
          },
          {
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            "binary_version": "4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
          },
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          },
          {
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            "binary_version": "4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "wordpress-theme-twentysixteen",
            "binary_version": "4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1"
          }
        ]
      },
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        "name": "wordpress",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/wordpress@4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1?arch=source\u0026distro=xenial"
      },
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            }
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        "4.3.1+dfsg-1",
        "4.4+dfsg-1",
        "4.4.1+dfsg-1",
        "4.4.2+dfsg-1",
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      ]
    },
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          {
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          },
          {
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          },
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          },
          {
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      },
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        "4.8.3+dfsg-1",
        "4.9.1+dfsg-1",
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        "4.9.4+dfsg-1",
        "4.9.5+dfsg1-1"
      ]
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            "binary_name": "wordpress",
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          {
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          },
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          },
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        ]
      },
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        "name": "wordpress",
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      },
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            }
          ],
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        }
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        "5.2.4+dfsg1-1",
        "5.3.2+dfsg1-1",
        "5.3.2+dfsg1-1ubuntu1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
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          {
            "binary_name": "wordpress",
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          },
          {
            "binary_name": "wordpress-l10n",
            "binary_version": "5.8.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "wordpress-theme-twentynineteen",
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          },
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            "binary_name": "wordpress-theme-twentytwenty",
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          },
          {
            "binary_name": "wordpress-theme-twentytwentyone",
            "binary_version": "5.8.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1.1"
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      },
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        "name": "wordpress",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/wordpress@5.8.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1.1?arch=source\u0026distro=jammy"
      },
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      ]
    },
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          },
          {
            "binary_name": "wordpress-l10n",
            "binary_version": "6.4.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "wordpress-theme-twentytwentyfour",
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          },
          {
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            "binary_version": "6.4.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1"
          },
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            "binary_name": "wordpress-theme-twentytwentytwo",
            "binary_version": "6.4.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1"
          }
        ]
      },
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        "name": "wordpress",
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      },
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        "6.4.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1"
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    },
    {
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          {
            "binary_name": "wordpress",
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          },
          {
            "binary_name": "wordpress-l10n",
            "binary_version": "6.7.2+dfsg1-1.1ubuntu1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "wordpress-theme-twentytwentyfive",
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        "name": "wordpress",
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      },
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        "6.7.2+dfsg1-1.1ubuntu1"
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    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "wordpress",
            "binary_version": "6.7.2+dfsg1-1.1ubuntu2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "wordpress-l10n",
            "binary_version": "6.7.2+dfsg1-1.1ubuntu2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "wordpress-theme-twentytwentyfive",
            "binary_version": "6.7.2+dfsg1-1.1ubuntu2"
          },
          {
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          },
          {
            "binary_name": "wordpress-theme-twentytwentythree",
            "binary_version": "6.7.2+dfsg1-1.1ubuntu2"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:26.04:LTS",
        "name": "wordpress",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/wordpress@6.7.2+dfsg1-1.1ubuntu2?arch=source\u0026distro=resolute"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "6.7.2+dfsg1-1.1ubuntu1",
        "6.7.2+dfsg1-1.1ubuntu2"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "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\u0027t 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\u0027s fixed in the final 5.8 release.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2021-39203",
  "modified": "2026-05-20T14:53:29Z",
  "published": "2021-09-09T22:15:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-39203"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-qxvw-qxm9-qvg6"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://hackerone.com/reports/1225282"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-39203"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "low",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2021-39203"
  ]
}



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