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CVE-2020-28039

Published: Nov 02, 2020 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
9.1
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
6.4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-28039
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/.html

is_protected_meta in wp-includes/meta.php in WordPress before 5.5.2 allows arbitrary file deletion because it does not properly determine whether a meta key is considered protected.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
WordpressWordpress*5.5.2 (excluding)
WordpressUbuntubionic*
WordpressUbuntufocal*
WordpressUbuntugroovy*
WordpressUbuntuhirsute*
WordpressUbuntuimpish*
WordpressUbuntukinetic*
WordpressUbuntulunar*
WordpressUbuntumantic*
WordpressUbuntuoracular*
WordpressUbuntuplucky*
WordpressUbuntutrusty*
WordpressUbuntuxenial*

References

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