ISOMAN

CVE

CVE-2020-28039

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.

Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.1
Published
Modified
NVD detailAll CVEs

Linked Releases

DistributionReleaseStatusEvidence
Ubuntu20.04.6 amd64 desktopunknownsource
Ubuntu20.04.6 amd64 live-serverunknownsource
Ubuntu18.04.6 amd64 desktopunknownsource
Ubuntu18.04.6 amd64 live-serverunknownsource

References

  1. https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/d5ddd6d4be1bc9fd16b7796842e6fb26315705ad
  2. https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00004.html
  3. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CHHVNK2WYAM3ZTCXTFSEIT56IKLVJHU3/
  4. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VAVVYJKA2I6CRQUINECDPBGWMQDEG244/
  5. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VUXVUAKL2HL4QYJEPHBNVQQWRMFMII2Y/
  6. https://wordpress.org/news/2020/10/wordpress-5-5-2-security-and-maintenance-release/
  7. https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10452
  8. https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4784
  9. https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/d5ddd6d4be1bc9fd16b7796842e6fb26315705ad
  10. https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00004.html
  11. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CHHVNK2WYAM3ZTCXTFSEIT56IKLVJHU3/
  12. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VAVVYJKA2I6CRQUINECDPBGWMQDEG244/
  13. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VUXVUAKL2HL4QYJEPHBNVQQWRMFMII2Y/
  14. https://wordpress.org/news/2020/10/wordpress-5-5-2-security-and-maintenance-release/
  15. https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10452
  16. https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4784