CVE-2021-4428 json
what3words Autosuggest Plugin Setting class-w3w-autosuggest-public.php enqueue_scripts information disclosure
published 2023-07-18 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-34255
- cvss
- 2.7
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 15.8%
- EPSS 15.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- what3words autosuggest 4.0.1
Exploit prediction
15.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 2.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| CNA | 3.0 | 2.7 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| CNA | 2.0 | 3.3 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- what3words Autosuggest Plugin
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
- Technology feeds
References
-
github.com
/what3words/wordpress-autosuggest-plugin/pull/20
issue-tracking, patch, vendor-advisory
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github.com
/what3words/wordpress-autosuggest-plugin/commit/dd59cbac5f86057d6a73b87007c08b8bfa0c32ac
patch
-
github.com
/what3words/wordpress-autosuggest-plugin/releases/tag/v4.0.1
patch, release-notes
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vuldb.com
/?id.234247
vdb-entry, technical-description, permissions-required
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vuldb.com
/?ctiid.234247
signature, permissions-required
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-4428
- NVD CVE-2021-4428
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