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Status published
Medium
CVE-2020-28040
WordPress before 5.5.2 allows CSRF attacks that change a theme's...
Vulnerability Description
WordPress before 5.5.2 allows CSRF attacks that change a theme's background image.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://wordpress.org/news/2020/10/wordpress-5-5-2-security-and-maintenance-release/
- https://blog.wpscan.com/2020/10/30/wordpress-5.5.2-security-release.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00004.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4784
- 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://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CHHVNK2WYAM3ZTCXTFSEIT56IKLVJHU3/
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
wordpress, debian linux, ubuntu linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 9.0, 10.0, 16.04, 18.04, 20.04
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 31st, 2020
Last Modified:
August 4th, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.