wordpress — security advisory

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  "id": "3d4ee978a69d68d48626772c39334515ff9bb011fc4b70a2260c45206d439cef",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-39201",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "DEBIAN-CVE-2021-39201",
    "summary": "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)",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2021-39201",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "wordpress",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "5.8.1+dfsg1-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "wordpress",
          "evidence": "/affected/1/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "5.8.1+dfsg1-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/1/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "wordpress",
          "evidence": "/affected/2/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "5.8.1+dfsg1-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/2/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      }
    ],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
      "id": "DEBIAN-CVE-2021-39201",
      "aliases": [
        "DEBIAN-CVE-2021-39201"
      ],
      "metrics": [
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"
        }
      ],
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              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
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                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "5.8.1+dfsg1-1"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "wordpress",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/wordpress?arch=source&distro=bookworm",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:12"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-39201.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "not yet assigned"
          }
        },
        {
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            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "5.8.1+dfsg1-1"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "wordpress",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/wordpress?arch=source&distro=trixie",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:13"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-39201.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "not yet assigned"
          }
        },
        {
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              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
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                {
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                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "wordpress",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/wordpress?arch=source&distro=forky",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:14"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-39201.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "not yet assigned"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-23T18:03:32.183579820Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
        "CVE-2021-39201"
      ],
      "references": [
        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-39201"
      ]
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2021-39201",
        "evidence": "/upstream"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 421829,
  "published_at": "2021-09-09T22:15:09.433+00:00"
}