CVE-2021-39333 HIGH

CVE-2021-39333: Hashthemes Demo Importer <= 1.1.1 Improper Access Control Allowing Content Deletion

Vendor Hashthemes
Product Hashthemes Demo Importer
Weakness CWE-284
Published November 1, 2021
Last update March 31, 2025
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CVSS base score

8.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 1, 2021 CVE published
March 31, 2025 Record updated