WordPress core
CVE-2021-29450
WordPress: Authenticated disclosure of password-protected posts and pages
- Severity
- Medium 4.3
- Published
- 15 Apr 2021
- Last changed
- 17 Jun 2026
- Added to UpHeron
- 17 Oct 2026
- Fixed in
- 5.7.1
- Also known as
- GHSA-pmmh-2f36-wvhq
- Sources
- NVD, WordPress
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.
Affected software
| Software | Affected versions |
|---|---|
WordPressWordPress core · cpe:a:wordpress:wordpress |
|
References
- NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29450
- CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-29450
- GitHub Advisory Database https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pmmh-2f36-wvhq
- WordPress security advisory https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-pmmh-2f36-wvhq