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CVE-2018-20149

In WordPress before 4.9.9 and 5.x before 5.0.1, when the Apache HTTP Server is used, authors could upload crafted files that bypass intended MIME type restrictions, leading to XSS, as demonstrated by a .jpg file without JPEG data.

Published

2018-12-14T20:29:00.437

Last Modified

2024-11-21T04:00:57.110

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 5.4 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

Exploitability Score

6.8

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-79

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://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/246a70bdbfac3bd45ff71c7941deef1bb206b19a Patch, Third Party 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/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9175 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://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/246a70bdbfac3bd45ff71c7941deef1bb206b19a Patch, Third Party 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/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9175 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)