CVE-2020-28037
on github
Published
Severity
CVSS v3:
9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2:
7.5 HIGH
Description
is_blog_installed in wp-includes/functions.php in WordPress before 5.5.2 improperly determines whether WordPress is already installed, which might allow an attacker to perform a new installation, leading to remote code execution (as well as a denial of service for the old installation).
References
- https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/2ca15d1e5ce70493c5c0c096ca0c76503d6da07c
- https://wordpress.org/news/2020/10/wordpress-5-5-2-security-and-maintenance-release/
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10450
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00004.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4784
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CHHVNK2WYAM3ZTCXTFSEIT56IKLVJHU3/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VUXVUAKL2HL4QYJEPHBNVQQWRMFMII2Y/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VAVVYJKA2I6CRQUINECDPBGWMQDEG244/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VAVVYJKA2I6CRQUINECDPBGWMQDEG244/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VUXVUAKL2HL4QYJEPHBNVQQWRMFMII2Y/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CHHVNK2WYAM3ZTCXTFSEIT56IKLVJHU3/
Configurations
| CPE23 | Version Start | Version End | Exact Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | n/a | 5.5.2 | * |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | n/a | n/a | 31 |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | n/a | n/a | 32 |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | n/a | n/a | 33 |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | n/a | n/a | 10.0 |