CVE-2020-28037

is_blog_installed in wp-includes/functions.php in WordPress before 5.5.2 improperly determines whether WordPress is already installed, which might allow an attacker to perform a new installation, leading to remote code execution (as well as a denial of service for the old installation).
References
Link Resource
https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/2ca15d1e5ce70493c5c0c096ca0c76503d6da07c Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00004.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
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/ Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10450 Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4784 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/2ca15d1e5ce70493c5c0c096ca0c76503d6da07c Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00004.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
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/ Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10450 Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4784 Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2020-11-02 21:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 05:22


NVD link : CVE-2020-28037

Mitre link : CVE-2020-28037

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-28037


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Products Affected

wordpress

  • wordpress

debian

  • debian_linux

fedoraproject

  • fedora
CWE
CWE-754

Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions