Description
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).
Published: 2020-10-31
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: 12.7% Moderate
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2429-1 wordpress security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4784-1 wordpress security update
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Debian Debian Linux
Fedoraproject Fedora
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-04T16:33:56.853Z

Reserved: 2020-10-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-28037

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-11-02T21:15:30.977

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:22:15.213

Link: CVE-2020-28037

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