CVE-2018-20147
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 6.5 · Incorrect authorization
6.5CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
In WordPress before 4.9.9 and 5.x before 5.0.1, authors could modify metadata to bypass intended restrictions on deleting files.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactNone
Exploit probability (EPSS)6%
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.9Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/news/2018/12/wordpress-5-0-1-security-release/Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-0-1/Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9169Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106220Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00019.htmlAdvisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4401Advisory
- https://www.zdnet.com/article/wordpress-plugs-bug-that-led-to-google-indexing-some-user-passwords/Advisory