CVE-2020-28036: 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.

PriorityP358critical9.8CVSS 3.1

AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH

EPSS

5.02%

91.3th percentile

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.

Affected

10 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	debian_linux	—	—
debian	wordpress	< wordpress 5.5.3+dfsg1-1 (bookworm)	wordpress 5.5.3+dfsg1-1 (bookworm)
fedoraproject	fedora	—	—
fedoraproject	fedora	—	—
fedoraproject	fedora	—	—
wordpress	wordpress	< 5.5.2	5.5.2
wordpress	wordpress	>= 0 < 5.5.3+dfsg1-1	5.5.3+dfsg1-1
wordpress	wordpress	>= 0 < 5.5.3+dfsg1-1	5.5.3+dfsg1-1
wordpress	wordpress	>= 0 < 5.5.3+dfsg1-1	5.5.3+dfsg1-1
wordpress	wordpress	>= 0 < 5.5.3+dfsg1-1	5.5.3+dfsg1-1

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.19.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvdv2.07.5HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

osv9.8CRITICAL

vendor_debian9.8CRITICAL

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