CVE-2021-39201
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V3.1EPSS Score
v2025.03.14There is a 0.4% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.
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Description
WordPress is a free and open-source content management system written in PHP and paired with a MySQL or MariaDB database. ### Impact The issue allows an authenticated but low-privileged user (like contributor/author) to execute XSS in the editor. This bypasses the restrictions imposed on users who do not have the permission to post `unfiltered_html`. ### Patches This has been patched in WordPress 5.8, and will be pushed to older versions via minor releases (automatic updates). It's strongly recommended that you keep auto-updates enabled to receive the fix. ### References https://wordpress.org/news/category/releases/ https://hackerone.com/reports/1142140 ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Open an issue in [HackerOne](https://hackerone.com/wordpress)
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WordPress Vulnerability
Identified and analyzed by Wordfence
Software Type
Patch Status
Published
Software Details
Software Name
WordPress
Software Slug
wordpress
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Remediation
Update to one of the following versions, or a newer patched version: 5.4.7, 5.5.6, 5.6.5, 5.7.3, 5.8.1
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