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WordPress Core < 5.5.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via Global Variables

CVE-2020-28034 · wordpress

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Vulnerability
WordPress Core < 5.5.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via Global Variables
Affected software
wordpress(WordPress core)
Affected versions
  • < 3.7
  • ≥ 5.1 and ≤ 5.1.6
  • ≥ 5.2 and ≤ 5.2.7
  • ≥ 5.3 and ≤ 5.3.4
  • ≥ 5.4 and ≤ 5.4.2
  • ≥ 5.5 and ≤ 5.5.1
  • ≥ 3.7 and ≤ 3.7.34
  • ≥ 3.8 and ≤ 3.8.34
  • ≥ 3.9 and ≤ 3.9.32
  • ≥ 4.0 and ≤ 4.0.31
  • ≥ 4.1 and ≤ 4.1.31
  • ≥ 4.2 and ≤ 4.2.28
  • ≥ 4.3 and ≤ 4.3.24
  • ≥ 4.4 and ≤ 4.4.23
  • ≥ 4.5 and ≤ 4.5.22
  • ≥ 4.6 and ≤ 4.6.19
  • ≥ 4.7 and ≤ 4.7.18
  • ≥ 4.8 and ≤ 4.8.14
  • ≥ 4.9 and ≤ 4.9.15
  • ≥ 5.0 and ≤ 5.0.10
Authentication
Not specified in feed title — see source advisory
Vulnerability type
Cross-site scripting
Published
29 October 2020
CISA KEV
Not listed in CISA KEV at last catalog refresh
Impact
May allow attackers to run scripts in visitors' browsers or hijack admin sessions.
Source

Data imported from Wordfence Intelligence (advisory 4290ee15-0362-48c5-a570-4a1b6719a948). Methodology and redistribution notes

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