CVE-2021-29450

NameCVE-2021-29450
DescriptionWordpress 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-2630-1, DSA-4896-1
Debian Bugs987065

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
wordpress (PTS)buster5.0.15+dfsg1-0+deb10u1fixed
buster (security)5.0.21+dfsg1-0+deb10u1fixed
bullseye (security), bullseye5.7.8+dfsg1-0+deb11u2fixed
bookworm6.1.1+dfsg1-1fixed
trixie6.5+dfsg1-1fixed
sid6.5.2+dfsg1-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
wordpresssourcestretch4.7.20+dfsg-1+deb9u1DLA-2630-1
wordpresssourcebuster5.0.12+dfsg1-0+deb10u1DSA-4896-1
wordpresssource(unstable)5.7.1+dfsg1-1987065

Notes

https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-pmmh-2f36-wvhq

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