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CVE-2021-4428 Detail

Description

A vulnerability has been found in what3words Autosuggest Plugin up to 4.0.0 on WordPress and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function enqueue_scripts of the file w3w-autosuggest/public/class-w3w-autosuggest-public.php of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. The attack can be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 4.0.1 is able to address this issue. The patch is named dd59cbac5f86057d6a73b87007c08b8bfa0c32ac. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-234247.


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Hyperlink Resource
https://github.com/what3words/wordpress-autosuggest-plugin/commit/dd59cbac5f86057d6a73b87007c08b8bfa0c32ac Patch 
https://github.com/what3words/wordpress-autosuggest-plugin/pull/20 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://github.com/what3words/wordpress-autosuggest-plugin/releases/tag/v4.0.1 Release Notes 
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.234247 Permissions Required 
https://vuldb.com/?id.234247 Permissions Required 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor VulDB  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-4428
NVD Published Date:
07/18/2023
NVD Last Modified:
05/16/2024
Source:
VulDB