Privilege Escalation in WordPress via XML-RPC
CVE-2020-28036

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
WordPress
Vendor
CVE Published:
2 November 2020

What is CVE-2020-28036?

A vulnerability exists in the wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php file in WordPress before version 5.5.2 that allows attackers to abuse the XML-RPC interface. Through this weakness, unauthorized users may exploit XML-RPC to post comments on behalf of other users, compromising the integrity of posts and potentially enabling further unauthorized actions within the site.

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References

https://wordpress.org/news/2020/10/wordpress-5-5-2-securi...
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/c9e...
x_refsource_MISC
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10449
x_refsource_MISC

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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