CVE-2021-39201

HIGH

Wordpress < 5.8 - XSS

Title source: rule

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)

Scores

CVSS v3 7.6
EPSS 0.0051
EPSS Percentile 66.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N

Classification

CWE
CWE-79
Status published

Affected Products (3)

wordpress/wordpress < 5.8
debian/debian_linux
debian/debian_linux

Timeline

Published Sep 09, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026