CVE-2018-20147

EUVD-2018-12716
In WordPress before 4.9.9 and 5.x before 5.0.1, authors could modify metadata to bypass intended restrictions on deleting files.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
6.5 MEDIUM
NETWORK
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 90%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
wordpresswordpress
𝑥
< 4.9.9
wordpresswordpress
5.0 ≤
𝑥
< 5.0.1
debiandebian_linux
8.0
debiandebian_linux
9.0
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
wordpress
bookworm
6.1.6+dfsg1-0+deb12u1
fixed
bookworm (security)
6.1.6+dfsg1-0+deb12u1
fixed
bullseye
5.7.11+dfsg1-0+deb11u1
fixed
bullseye (security)
5.7.11+dfsg1-0+deb11u1
fixed
sid
6.6.1+dfsg1-1
fixed
trixie
6.6.1+dfsg1-1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
wordpress
bionic
needed
cosmic
ignored
disco
not-affected
eoan
not-affected
focal
not-affected
groovy
not-affected
hirsute
not-affected
impish
not-affected
jammy
not-affected
kinetic
not-affected
lunar
not-affected
mantic
not-affected
noble
not-affected
trusty
dne
xenial
needed
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106220
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.9
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00019.html
https://wordpress.org/news/2018/12/wordpress-5-0-1-security-release/
https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-0-1/
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9169
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4401
https://www.zdnet.com/article/wordpress-plugs-bug-that-led-to-google-indexing-some-user-passwords/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106220
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.9
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00019.html
https://wordpress.org/news/2018/12/wordpress-5-0-1-security-release/
https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-0-1/
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9169
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4401
https://www.zdnet.com/article/wordpress-plugs-bug-that-led-to-google-indexing-some-user-passwords/