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CVE-2018-20147

In WordPress before 4.9.9 and 5.x before 5.0.1, authors could modify metadata to bypass intended restrictions on deleting files.

Published

2018-12-14T20:29:00.343

Last Modified

2024-11-21T04:00:56.770

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 6.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-863

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	wordpress	wordpress	< 4.9.9	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	< 5.0.1	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	8.0	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	9.0	Yes

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106220 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.9 Product, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00019.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://wordpress.org/news/2018/12/wordpress-5-0-1-security-release/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-0-1/ Product, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9169 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4401 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.zdnet.com/article/wordpress-plugs-bug-that-led-to-google-indexing-some-user-passwords/ Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106220 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.9 Product, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00019.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://wordpress.org/news/2018/12/wordpress-5-0-1-security-release/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-0-1/ Product, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9169 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4401 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.zdnet.com/article/wordpress-plugs-bug-that-led-to-google-indexing-some-user-passwords/ Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)