CVE-2021-39333 (GCVE-0-2021-39333)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-11-01 21:01 – Updated: 2025-03-31 17:46
VLAI?
Summary
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.
Severity ?
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Hashthemes Hashthemes Demo Importer Affected: 1.1.1 , ≤ 1.1.1 (custom)
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Credits
Ramuel Gall, Wordfence
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