WordPress up to 5.3.3 Private Post access control

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in WordPress. This affects an unknown part of the component Private Post Handler. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2020-11028. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in WordPress (Content Management System). Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Private Post Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

In affected versions of WordPress, some private posts, which were previously public, can result in unauthenticated disclosure under a specific set of conditions. This has been patched in version 5.4.1, along with all the previously affected versions via a minor release (5.3.3, 5.2.6, 5.1.5, 5.0.9, 4.9.14, 4.8.13, 4.7.17, 4.6.18, 4.5.21, 4.4.22, 4.3.23, 4.2.27, 4.1.30, 4.0.30, 3.9.31, 3.8.33, 3.7.33).

The weakness was published 04/30/2020 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-11028 since 03/30/2020. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading to version 5.4.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

Similar entries are available at VDB-154642, VDB-154641, VDB-154639 and VDB-154638. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Type

• Content Management System

Name

• WordPress

Version

• 3.7.33
• 3.8.33
• 3.9.31
• 4.0.30
• 4.1.30
• 4.2.27
• 4.3.23
• 4.4.22
• 4.5.21
• 4.6.18
• 4.7.17
• 4.8.13
• 4.9.14
• 5.0.9
• 5.1.5
• 5.2.6
• 5.3.3

License

• open-source

Website

• Product: https://wordpress.com/

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