WordPress up to 5.0.0 User-Activation Page Email information disclosure
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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6.3 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in WordPress up to 5.0.0 (Content Management System). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component User-Activation Page. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Email). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:
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.
The bug was discovered 12/13/2018. The weakness was released 12/14/2018 by Sam Thomas (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-20151 since 12/14/2018. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.
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). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 127992, 127993, 127994 and 127995.
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License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
VulDB CVSS-B Score: 🔍VulDB CVSS-BT Score: 🔍
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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CVSSv2
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Vector | Complexity | Authentication | Confidentiality | Integrity | Availability |
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unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
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Exploiting
Name: EmailClass: Information disclosure / Email
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1592
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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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
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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 🔍
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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: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2018-20151 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 106220 - WordPress Prior to 5.0.1 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 12/16/2018 10:39Updated: 06/19/2023 11:17
Changes: 12/16/2018 10:39 (78), 06/07/2020 14:35 (2), 06/19/2023 11:17 (4)
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