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WordPress Core < 5.5.2 - Privilege Escalation via XML-RPC

CVE-2020-28036 · wordpress

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Vulnerability
WordPress Core < 5.5.2 - Privilege Escalation via XML-RPC
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
Privilege escalation
CVE
CVE-2020-28036
Published
29 October 2020
CISA KEV
Not listed in CISA KEV at last catalog refresh
Impact
May allow a lower-privilege user to perform actions reserved for administrators.
Source

Data imported from Wordfence Intelligence (advisory 36e15052-0e04-4b72-b573-b736109517b8). Methodology and redistribution notes

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