Information disclosure in WordPress - CVE-2021-39200

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Information disclosure in WordPress - CVE-2021-39200

Published: September 13, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU56462
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-39200
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application in the "wp_die()" function. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.


Affected software

WordPress
wordpress (Debian package)

How to mitigate CVE-2021-39200

Install updates from vendor's website.

WordPress - update to 5.8.1
wordpress (Debian package) - addressed in versions 5.0.14+dfsg1-0+deb10u1, 5.7.3+dfsg1-0+deb11u1

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