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EUVD-2020-20530 · Published Nov 2, 2020
is_protected_meta in wp-includes/meta.php in WordPress before 5.5.2 allows arbitrary file deletion because it does not properly determine whether a meta key is considered protected.
Technologies
Wordpress WordpressCanonical Ubuntu LinuxDebian Debian Linux
CVSS scores
- v3.19.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - v2.06.4
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
MITRE ATT&CK
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Initial Access
References
- https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/d5ddd6d4be1bc9fd16b7796842e6fb26315705ad
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00004.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CHHVNK2WYAM3ZTCXTFSEIT56IKLVJHU3/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VAVVYJKA2I6CRQUINECDPBGWMQDEG244/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VUXVUAKL2HL4QYJEPHBNVQQWRMFMII2Y/
- https://wordpress.org/news/2020/10/wordpress-5-5-2-security-and-maintenance-release/
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