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CVE-2020-28036

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Date: October 30, 2020

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.

Language: PHP

Severity Score

9.8

Related Resources (15)

Url: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VUXVUAKL2HL4QYJEPHBNVQQWRMFMII2Y/

Url: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CHHVNK2WYAM3ZTCXTFSEIT56IKLVJHU3/

Url: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-28036

Url: https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4784

Url: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CHHVNK2WYAM3ZTCXTFSEIT56IKLVJHU3/

Url: https://wordpress.org/news/2020/10/wordpress-5-5-2-security-and-maintenance-release/

Url: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VAVVYJKA2I6CRQUINECDPBGWMQDEG244/

Url: https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/c9e6b98968025b1629015998d12c3102165a7d32

Url: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00004.html

Url: https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10449

Url: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VUXVUAKL2HL4QYJEPHBNVQQWRMFMII2Y/

Url: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VAVVYJKA2I6CRQUINECDPBGWMQDEG244/

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-28036

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2020-28036

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2020-28036

Severity Score

9.8

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Privilege Management

CWE-269

Missing Authorization

CWE-862

Top Fix

Upgrade Version

Upgrade to version 5.5.2

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	9.8
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	HIGH
Integrity (I):	HIGH
Availability (A):	HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:	7.5
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	PARTIAL
Integrity (I):	PARTIAL
Availability (A):	PARTIAL
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