CVE-2020-28036 — Missing Authorization in Wordpress

CWE-862 — Missing AuthorizationCWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management7 documents5 sources
Severity
9.8CRITICALNVD
EPSS
6.1%
top 9.23%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
WordpressDebian WordpressDebian Linux+1 more
Timeline
PublishedNov 2
Latest updateMay 24

Description

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/wordpress< wordpress 5.5.3+dfsg1-1 (bookworm)
▶NVDwordpress/wordpress< 5.5.2
▶Debianwordpress/wordpress< 5.5.3+dfsg1-1+3

Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0, Fedora 31, 32, 33

Patches

Patch: github.com ↗Patch: github.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-mc26-rfqj-pwxf: wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server↗2022-05-24
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OSV
CVE-2020-28036: wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server↗2020-11-02
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Debian
CVE-2020-28036: wordpress - wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php in WordPress before 5.5.2 allows attacker...↗2020
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💬Community

3
Bugzilla
CVE-2020-28036 wordpress: privilege escalation by using XML-RPC to comment on a post [epel-all]↗2020-11-05
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Bugzilla
CVE-2020-28036 wordpress: privilege escalation by using XML-RPC to comment on a post↗2020-11-05
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Bugzilla
CVE-2020-28036 wordpress: privilege escalation by using XML-RPC to comment on a post [fedora-all]↗2020-11-05
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