CVE-2018-20151
WordPress Search Engine Crawler Password Disclosure
Description
In WordPress before 4.9.9 and 5.x before 5.0.1, the user-activation page could be read by a search engine's web crawler if an unusual configuration were chosen. The search engine could then index and display a user's e-mail address and (rarely) the password that was generated by default.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 14, 2018, 8:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
March 4, 2019, 2:41 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2018-20151 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-20151.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106220 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.9 | Product Vendor Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00019.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://wordpress.org/news/2018/12/wordpress-5-0-1-security-release/ | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-0-1/ | Vendor Advisory Release Notes |
| https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9174 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4401 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.zdnet.com/article/wordpress-plugs-bug-that-led-to-google-indexing-some-user-passwords/ | Press/Media Coverage Third Party Advisory |
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2018-20151 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-20151 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 04, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00019.html Third Party Advisory https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00019.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4401 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4401 Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 02, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4401 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 26, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00019.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00019.html Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 12, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00019.html [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 04, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type https://www.zdnet.com/article/wordpress-plugs-bug-that-led-to-google-indexing-some-user-passwords/ No Types Assigned https://www.zdnet.com/article/wordpress-plugs-bug-that-led-to-google-indexing-some-user-passwords/ Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106220 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106220 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9174 No Types Assigned https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9174 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.9 No Types Assigned https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.9 Product, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://wordpress.org/news/2018/12/wordpress-5-0-1-security-release/ No Types Assigned https://wordpress.org/news/2018/12/wordpress-5-0-1-security-release/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-0-1/ No Types Assigned https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-0-1/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-200 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.9.9 *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.0 up to (excluding) 5.0.1 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 18, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9174 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106220 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 17, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description In WordPress versions before 5.0.1, the user-activation page could be read by a search engine's web crawler if an unusual configuration were chosen. The search engine could then index and display a user's e-mail address and (rarely) the password that was generated by default. In WordPress before 4.9.9 and 5.x before 5.0.1, the user-activation page could be read by a search engine's web crawler if an unusual configuration were chosen. The search engine could then index and display a user's e-mail address and (rarely) the password that was generated by default. Added Reference https://www.zdnet.com/article/wordpress-plugs-bug-that-led-to-google-indexing-some-user-passwords/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-0-1/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.9 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-20151 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-20151
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.71 }} -0.29%
score
0.80544
percentile