CVE-2020-4050
published 2020-06-12CVE-2020-4050: In affected versions of WordPress, misuse of the `set-screen-option` filter's return value allows arbitrary user meta fields to be saved. It does require an…
PriorityP417low3.1CVSS 3.1
AVNACHPRLUINSUCNILAN
EPSS
1.73%
74.7th percentile
In affected versions of WordPress, misuse of the `set-screen-option` filter's return value allows arbitrary user meta fields to be saved. It does require an admin to install a plugin that would misuse the filter. Once installed, it can be leveraged by low privileged users. This has been patched in version 5.4.2, along with all the previously affected versions via a minor release (5.3.4, 5.2.7, 5.1.6, 5.0.10, 4.9.15, 4.8.14, 4.7.18, 4.6.19, 4.5.22, 4.4.23, 4.3.24, 4.2.28, 4.1.31, 4.0.31, 3.9.32, 3.8.34, 3.7.34).
Affected
46 ranges· showing 25
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | wordpress | < wordpress 5.4.2+dfsg1-1 (bookworm) | wordpress 5.4.2+dfsg1-1 (bookworm) |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 0 < 5.4.2+dfsg1-1 | 5.4.2+dfsg1-1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 0 < 5.4.2+dfsg1-1 | 5.4.2+dfsg1-1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 0 < 5.4.2+dfsg1-1 | 5.4.2+dfsg1-1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 0 < 5.4.2+dfsg1-1 | 5.4.2+dfsg1-1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 3.7 < 3.7.34 | 3.7.34 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 3.8 < 3.8.34 | 3.8.34 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 3.9 < 3.9.32 | 3.9.32 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 4.0 < 4.0.31 | 4.0.31 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 4.1 < 4.1.31 | 4.1.31 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 4.2 < 4.2.28 | 4.2.28 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 4.3 < 4.3.24 | 4.3.24 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 4.4 < 4.4.23 | 4.4.23 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 4.5 < 4.5.22 | 4.5.22 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 4.6 < 4.6.19 | 4.6.19 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 4.7 < 4.7.18 | 4.7.18 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 4.8 < 4.8.14 | 4.8.14 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 4.9 < 4.9.15 | 4.9.15 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 5.0 < 5.0.10 | 5.0.10 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 5.1 < 5.1.6 | 5.1.6 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.13.1LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
nvdv2.06.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
osv3.1LOW
vendor_debian3.5LOW
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Debian
CVE-2020-4050: wordpress - In affected versions of WordPress, misuse of the `set-screen-option` filter's re...
vendor_debian·2020·CVSS 3.5
CVE-2020-4050 [LOW] CVE-2020-4050: wordpress - In affected versions of WordPress, misuse of the `set-screen-option` filter's re...
In affected versions of WordPress, misuse of the `set-screen-option` filter's return value allows arbitrary user meta fields to be saved. It does require an admin to install a plugin that would misuse the filter. Once installed, it can be leveraged by low privileged users. This has been patched in version 5.4.2, along with all the previously affected versions via a minor release (5.3.4, 5.2.7, 5.1.6, 5.0.10, 4.9.15, 4.8.14, 4.7.18, 4.6.19, 4.5.22, 4.4.23, 4.3.24, 4.2.28, 4.1.31, 4.0.31, 3.9.32, 3.8.34, 3.7.34).
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 5.4.2+dfsg1-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 5.4.2+dfsg1-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 5.4.2+dfsg1-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 5.4.2+dfsg1-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 5.4.2+dfsg1-1)
OSV
CVE-2020-4050: In affected versions of WordPress, misuse of the `set-screen-option` filter's return value allows arbitrary user meta fields to be saved
osv·2020-06-12·CVSS 3.1
CVE-2020-4050 [LOW] CVE-2020-4050: In affected versions of WordPress, misuse of the `set-screen-option` filter's return value allows arbitrary user meta fields to be saved
In affected versions of WordPress, misuse of the `set-screen-option` filter's return value allows arbitrary user meta fields to be saved. It does require an admin to install a plugin that would misuse the filter. Once installed, it can be leveraged by low privileged users. This has been patched in version 5.4.2, along with all the previously affected versions via a minor release (5.3.4, 5.2.7, 5.1.6, 5.0.10, 4.9.15, 4.8.14, 4.7.18, 4.6.19, 4.5.22, 4.4.23, 4.3.24, 4.2.28, 4.1.31, 4.0.31, 3.9.32, 3.8.34, 3.7.34).
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2020-4050 wordpress: set-screen-option filter misuse by plugins leads to privilege escalation
bugzilla·2020-06-18·CVSS 3.5
CVE-2020-4050 [LOW] CVE-2020-4050 wordpress: set-screen-option filter misuse by plugins leads to privilege escalation
CVE-2020-4050 wordpress: set-screen-option filter misuse by plugins leads to privilege escalation
In affected versions of WordPress, misuse of the `set-screen-option` filter's return value allows arbitrary user meta fields to be saved. It does require an admin to install a plugin that would misuse the filter. Once installed, it can be leveraged by low privileged users. This has been patched in version 5.4.2, along with all the previously affected versions via a minor release (5.3.4, 5.2.7, 5.1.6, 5.0.10, 4.9.15, 4.8.14, 4.7.18, 4.6.19, 4.5.22, 4.4.23, 4.3.24, 4.2.28, 4.1.31, 4.0.31, 3.9.32, 3.8.34, 3.7.34).
Reference:
https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-4vpv-fgg2-gcqc
Upstream commit:
https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/b8dea76b495f0
Bugzilla
CVE-2020-4050 wordpress: set-screen-option filter misuse by plugins leads to privilege escalation [epel-all]
bugzilla·2020-06-18·CVSS 3.5
CVE-2020-4050 [LOW] CVE-2020-4050 wordpress: set-screen-option filter misuse by plugins leads to privilege escalation [epel-all]
CVE-2020-4050 wordpress: set-screen-option filter misuse by plugins leads to privilege escalation [epel-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of epel-all.
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Bugzilla
CVE-2020-4050 wordpress: set-screen-option filter misuse by plugins leads to privilege escalation [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2020-06-18·CVSS 3.5
CVE-2020-4050 [LOW] CVE-2020-4050 wordpress: set-screen-option filter misuse by plugins leads to privilege escalation [fedora-all]
CVE-2020-4050 wordpress: set-screen-option filter misuse by plugins leads to privilege escalation [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
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NOTE: this issue af
https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/b8dea76b495f0072523106c6ec46b9ea0d2a0920https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-4vpv-fgg2-gcqchttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00000.htmlhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00011.htmlhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/773N2ZV7QEMBGKH6FBKI6Q5S3YJMW357/https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ODNHXVJS25YVWYQHOCICXTLIN5UYJFDN/https://wordpress.org/news/2020/06/wordpress-5-4-2-security-and-maintenance-release/https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4709https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/b8dea76b495f0072523106c6ec46b9ea0d2a0920https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-4vpv-fgg2-gcqchttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00000.htmlhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00011.htmlhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/773N2ZV7QEMBGKH6FBKI6Q5S3YJMW357/https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ODNHXVJS25YVWYQHOCICXTLIN5UYJFDN/https://wordpress.org/news/2020/06/wordpress-5-4-2-security-and-maintenance-release/https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4709
2020-06-12
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