Name: CVE-2021-39333: Improper Access Control
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2021-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2021-39333, CWE-284, CVSS 8.1, EPSS 0.00294

The Hashthemes Demo Importer Plugin <= 1.1.1 for WordPress contained several AJAX functions which relied on a nonce which was visible to all logged-in users for access control, allowing them to execute a function that truncated nearly all database tables and removed the contents of wp-content/uploads.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.1
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Hashthemes Demo Importer Plugin	—	Update hashthemes-demo-importer plugin to version 1.1.2, or a newer patched version	May 15, 2025	Oct 26, 2021

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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