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.

Score

CVSS 3.1 9.1 Critical

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2020-11-02

Last modified

2024-08-04

Affected products

• Ubuntu Linux (Canonical)
• Debian Linux (Debian)
• Wordpress (Wordpress)

References

• https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/d5ddd6d4be1bc9fd16b7796842e6fb26315705ad
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00004.html
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CHHVNK2WYAM3ZTCXTFSEIT…
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VAVVYJKA2I6CRQUINECDPB…
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VUXVUAKL2HL4QYJEPHBNVQ…
• https://wordpress.org/news/2020/10/wordpress-5-5-2-security-and-maintenance-release/
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10452
• https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4784