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Debian: CVE-2021-39201: wordpress -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Sep 9, 2021
Added
Nov 29, 2021
Modified
Mar 30, 2026

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)

Solution

debian-upgrade-wordpress
Title
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