# CVE-2021-4428: what3words Autosuggest Plugin Setting class-w3w-autosuggest-public.php enqueue\_scripts information disclosure

- Severity: CVSS 2.7 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2023-07-18 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- what3words Autosuggest Plugin: 4.0

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on what3words Autosuggest Plugin, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.234247
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.234247
- https://github.com/what3words/wordpress-autosuggest-plugin/pull/20
- https://github.com/what3words/wordpress-autosuggest-plugin/commit/dd59cbac5f86057d6a73b87007c08b8bfa0c32ac
- https://github.com/what3words/wordpress-autosuggest-plugin/releases/tag/v4.0.1
- https://github.com/CERT-hr/Log4Shell

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