CVE-2018-20149

published 2018-12-14

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…

Priority P4 30 medium 5.4 CVSS 3.0

AV N AC L PR L UI R S C C L I L A N

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.

Affected

9 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	debian_linux	—	—
debian	debian_linux	—	—
debian	wordpress	< wordpress 5.0.1+dfsg1-1 (bookworm)	wordpress 5.0.1+dfsg1-1 (bookworm)
wordpress	wordpress	< 4.9.9	4.9.9
wordpress	wordpress	>= 0 < 5.0.1+dfsg1-1	5.0.1+dfsg1-1
wordpress	wordpress	>= 0 < 5.0.1+dfsg1-1	5.0.1+dfsg1-1
wordpress	wordpress	>= 0 < 5.0.1+dfsg1-1	5.0.1+dfsg1-1
wordpress	wordpress	>= 0 < 5.0.1+dfsg1-1	5.0.1+dfsg1-1
wordpress	wordpress	>= 5.0 < 5.0.1	5.0.1

CVSS provenance

nvd v3.0 5.4 MEDIUM CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

nvd v2.0 3.5 LOW AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

osv 5.4 MEDIUM

vendor_debian 5.4 MEDIUM

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