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CVE-2018-20148


In WordPress before 4.9.9 and 5.x before 5.0.1, contributors could conduct PHP object injection attacks via crafted metadata in a wp.getMediaItem XMLRPC call. This is caused by mishandling of serialized data at phar:// URLs in the wp_get_attachment_thumb_file function in wp-includes/post.php.


Published

2018-12-14T20:29:00.390

Last Modified

2024-11-21T04:00:56.940

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 9.8 (CRITICAL)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-502

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