CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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6.8 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in WordPress up to 5.0.0 (Content Management System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Post Type Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does
not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the
properties that are required to process the data safely and
correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
In WordPress versions before 5.0.1, authors could bypass intended restrictions on post types via crafted input.
The bug was discovered 12/13/2018. The weakness was disclosed 12/14/2018 by Sam Thomas (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the project team. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-20152 since 12/14/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 119615 (WordPress < 4.9.9 / 5.x < 5.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 176626 (Debian Security Update for wordpress (DSA 4401-1)).
Upgrading to version 3.7.28, 3.8.28, 3.9.26, 4.0.25, 4.1.25, 4.2.22, 4.3.18, 4.4.17, 4.5.16, 4.6.13, 4.7.12, 4.8.8, 4.9.9 or 5.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (119615). blog.ripstech.com is providing further details. The entries 127992, 127993, 127994 and 127995 are pretty similar.
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Type
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- 3.7
- 3.7 Beta1
- 3.7 Beta2
- 3.7 rc1
- 3.7 rc2
- 3.7.1
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- 3.7.3
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- 3.7.20
- 3.7.21
- 3.7.22
- 3.7.23
- 3.7.24
- 3.7.25
- 3.7.26
- 3.7.27
- 3.8
- 3.8 Beta1
- 3.8 rc1
- 3.8 rc2
- 3.8.1
- 3.8.1 rc1
- 3.8.2
- 3.8.3
- 3.8.4
- 3.8.5
- 3.8.6
- 3.8.7
- 3.8.8
- 3.8.9
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- 3.8.20
- 3.8.21
- 3.8.22
- 3.8.23
- 3.8.24
- 3.8.25
- 3.8.26
- 3.8.27
- 3.9
- 3.9 Beta1
- 3.9 Beta2
- 3.9 Beta3
- 3.9 rc1
- 3.9 rc2
- 3.9.0
- 3.9.1
- 3.9.1 rc1
- 3.9.2
- 3.9.3
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- 3.9.18
- 3.9.19
- 3.9.20
- 3.9.21
- 3.9.22
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- 3.9.24
- 3.9.25
- 4.0
- 4.0 Beta1
- 4.0 Beta2
- 4.0 Beta3
- 4.0 Beta4
- 4.0 rc1
- 4.0 rc2
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.2
- 4.0.3
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- 4.0.5
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- 4.0.9
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- 4.0.24
- 4.1
- 4.1 Beta1
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- 4.1 rc1
- 4.1 rc2
- 4.1 rc3
- 4.1.1
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- 4.1.20
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- 4.1.24
- 4.2
- 4.2 Beta1
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- 4.2.16
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- 4.2.18
- 4.2.19
- 4.2.20
- 4.2.21
- 4.3
- 4.3 Beta1
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- 4.3 rc1
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- 4.3.0
- 4.3.1
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- 4.3.9
- 4.3.10
- 4.3.11
- 4.3.12
- 4.3.13
- 4.3.14
- 4.3.15
- 4.3.16
- 4.3.17
- 4.4
- 4.4 Beta1
- 4.4 Beta2
- 4.4 Beta3
- 4.4 Beta4
- 4.4 rc1
- 4.4.0
- 4.4.1
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- 4.4.3
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- 4.4.6
- 4.4.7
- 4.4.8
- 4.4.9
- 4.4.10
- 4.4.11
- 4.4.12
- 4.4.13
- 4.4.14
- 4.4.15
- 4.4.16
- 4.5
- 4.5 Beta1
- 4.5 Beta2
- 4.5 Beta3
- 4.5 Beta4
- 4.5 rc1
- 4.5 rc2
- 4.5 rc3
- 4.5.1
- 4.5.1 rc1
- 4.5.1 rc2
- 4.5.2
- 4.5.3
- 4.5.4
- 4.5.5
- 4.5.6
- 4.5.7
- 4.5.8
- 4.5.9
- 4.5.10
- 4.5.11
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- 4.5.13
- 4.5.14
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- 4.6
- 4.6 Beta1
- 4.6 Beta2
- 4.6 Beta3
- 4.6 Beta4
- 4.6 rc1
- 4.6 rc2
- 4.6 rc3
- 4.6 rc4
- 4.6.1
- 4.6.1 rc1
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- 4.6.3
- 4.6.4
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- 4.6.6
- 4.6.7
- 4.6.8
- 4.6.9
- 4.6.10
- 4.6.11
- 4.6.12
- 4.7
- 4.7 Beta1
- 4.7 Beta2
- 4.7 Beta3
- 4.7 Beta4
- 4.7 rc1
- 4.7 rc2
- 4.7 rc3
- 4.7.1
- 4.7.1 rc1
- 4.7.2
- 4.7.3
- 4.7.3 rc1
- 4.7.4
- 4.7.4 rc1
- 4.7.5
- 4.7.6
- 4.7.7
- 4.7.8
- 4.7.9
- 4.7.10
- 4.7.11
- 4.8
- 4.8 Beta1
- 4.8 Beta2
- 4.8 rc1
- 4.8 rc2
- 4.8.1
- 4.8.1 Beta1
- 4.8.1 rc1
- 4.8.1 rc2
- 4.8.2
- 4.8.3
- 4.8.4
- 4.8.5
- 4.8.6
- 4.8.7
- 4.9
- 4.9 Beta1
- 4.9 Beta2
- 4.9 Beta3
- 4.9 Beta4
- 4.9 rc1
- 4.9 rc2
- 4.9 rc3
- 4.9.1
- 4.9.1 Beta1
- 4.9.2
- 4.9.3
- 4.9.3 Beta1
- 4.9.3 rc1
- 4.9.4
- 4.9.5
- 4.9.5 Beta1
- 4.9.5 rc1
- 4.9.6
- 4.9.6 Beta1
- 4.9.6 rc1
- 4.9.6 rc2
- 4.9.7
- 4.9.8
- 5.0
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
VulDB CVSS-B Score: 🔍VulDB CVSS-BT Score: 🔍
VulDB Vector: 🔍
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8
VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
NVD Base Score: 6.5
NVD Vector: 🔍
CVSSv2
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Vector | Complexity | Authentication | Confidentiality | Integrity | Availability |
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VulDB Base Score: 🔍
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Exploiting
Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍
Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍
0-Day | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
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Nessus ID: 119615
Nessus Name: WordPress < 4.9.9 / 5.x < 5.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
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Qualys ID: 🔍
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Upgrade: WordPress 3.7.28/3.8.28/3.9.26/4.0.25/4.1.25/4.2.22/4.3.18/4.4.17/4.5.16/4.6.13/4.7.12/4.8.8/4.9.9/5.0.1
Timeline
12/13/2018 🔍12/13/2018 🔍
12/13/2018 🔍
12/13/2018 🔍
12/14/2018 🔍
12/14/2018 🔍
12/14/2018 🔍
12/16/2018 🔍
06/19/2023 🔍
Sources
Product: wordpress.comAdvisory: DLA 1673-1⛔
Researcher: Sam Thomas
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍
Coordinated: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2018-20152 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 106220 - WordPress Prior to 5.0.1 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Misc.: 🔍
See also: 🔍
Entry
Created: 12/16/2018 10:39Updated: 06/19/2023 11:24
Changes: 12/16/2018 10:39 (78), 06/07/2020 14:27 (2), 06/19/2023 11:24 (4)
Complete: 🔍
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