CVE-2020-28039
WordPress Arbitrary File Deletion
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 2, 2020, 9:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 3:21 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.2
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2020-28039
vulnerability.
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2020-28039 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2020-28039 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 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VAVVYJKA2I6CRQUINECDPBGWMQDEG244/ [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VUXVUAKL2HL4QYJEPHBNVQQWRMFMII2Y/ [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CHHVNK2WYAM3ZTCXTFSEIT56IKLVJHU3/ [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CHHVNK2WYAM3ZTCXTFSEIT56IKLVJHU3/ Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VUXVUAKL2HL4QYJEPHBNVQQWRMFMII2Y/ Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VAVVYJKA2I6CRQUINECDPBGWMQDEG244/ -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 29, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00004.html Third Party Advisory https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00004.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CHHVNK2WYAM3ZTCXTFSEIT56IKLVJHU3/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CHHVNK2WYAM3ZTCXTFSEIT56IKLVJHU3/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VAVVYJKA2I6CRQUINECDPBGWMQDEG244/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VAVVYJKA2I6CRQUINECDPBGWMQDEG244/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VUXVUAKL2HL4QYJEPHBNVQQWRMFMII2Y/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VUXVUAKL2HL4QYJEPHBNVQQWRMFMII2Y/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4784 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4784 Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 11, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CHHVNK2WYAM3ZTCXTFSEIT56IKLVJHU3/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VUXVUAKL2HL4QYJEPHBNVQQWRMFMII2Y/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VAVVYJKA2I6CRQUINECDPBGWMQDEG244/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4784 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 03, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/d5ddd6d4be1bc9fd16b7796842e6fb26315705ad No Types Assigned https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/d5ddd6d4be1bc9fd16b7796842e6fb26315705ad Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00004.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00004.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://wordpress.org/news/2020/10/wordpress-5-5-2-security-and-maintenance-release/ No Types Assigned https://wordpress.org/news/2020/10/wordpress-5-5-2-security-and-maintenance-release/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10452 No Types Assigned https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10452 Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.5.2 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 03, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00004.html [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-28039 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-2020-28039
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.59 }} 0.07%
score
0.78549
percentile