// For flags

CVE-2021-4428

what3words Autosuggest Plugin Setting class-w3w-autosuggest-public.php enqueue_scripts information disclosure

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

In what3words Autosuggest Plugin bis 4.0.0 für WordPress wurde eine Schwachstelle gefunden. Sie wurde als problematisch eingestuft. Betroffen ist die Funktion enqueue_scripts der Datei w3w-autosuggest/public/class-w3w-autosuggest-public.php der Komponente Setting Handler. Mit der Manipulation mit unbekannten Daten kann eine information disclosure-Schwachstelle ausgenutzt werden. Der Angriff kann über das Netzwerk passieren. Ein Aktualisieren auf die Version 4.0.1 vermag dieses Problem zu lösen. Der Patch wird als dd59cbac5f86057d6a73b87007c08b8bfa0c32ac bezeichnet. Als bestmögliche Massnahme wird das Einspielen eines Upgrades empfohlen.

The what3words Address Field plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in versions up to, and including, 4.0.0 in class-w3w-autosuggest-public.php. This can allow authenticated attackers, with administrator-level privileges and above, to extract sensitive data.

*Credits: VulDB GitHub Commit Analyzer
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Multiple
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-07-16 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-07-18 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
  • 2024-10-22 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
What3words
Search vendor "What3words"
 Autosuggest
Search vendor "What3words" for product "Autosuggest"
 < 4.0.1
Search vendor "What3words" for product "Autosuggest" and version " < 4.0.1"
wordpress
Affected