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CVE-2020-28036

CRITICAL

9.8

Description

wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php in WordPress before 5.5.2 allows attackers to gain privileges by using XML-RPC to comment on a post.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score9.8

SeverityCRITICAL

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

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published11/2/2020

Last Modified11/21/2024

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

debian:debian_linuxfedoraproject:fedorawordpress:wordpress

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-862

References

https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/c9e6b98968025b1629015998d12c3102165a7d32(cve@mitre.org)

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00004.html(cve@mitre.org)

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CHHVNK2WYAM3ZTCXTFSEIT56IKLVJHU3/(cve@mitre.org)

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VAVVYJKA2I6CRQUINECDPBGWMQDEG244/(cve@mitre.org)

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VUXVUAKL2HL4QYJEPHBNVQQWRMFMII2Y/(cve@mitre.org)

https://wordpress.org/news/2020/10/wordpress-5-5-2-security-and-maintenance-release/(cve@mitre.org)

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10449(cve@mitre.org)

https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4784(cve@mitre.org)

https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/c9e6b98968025b1629015998d12c3102165a7d32(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00004.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CHHVNK2WYAM3ZTCXTFSEIT56IKLVJHU3/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VAVVYJKA2I6CRQUINECDPBGWMQDEG244/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VUXVUAKL2HL4QYJEPHBNVQQWRMFMII2Y/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://wordpress.org/news/2020/10/wordpress-5-5-2-security-and-maintenance-release/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10449(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4784(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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