Description
is_protected_meta in wp-includes/meta.php in WordPress before 5.5.2 allows arbitrary file deletion because it does not properly determine whether a meta key is considered protected.
Published: 2020-10-31
Score: 9.1 Critical
EPSS: 6.0% Low
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
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-20530 is_protected_meta in wp-includes/meta.php in WordPress before 5.5.2 allows arbitrary file deletion because it does not properly determine whether a meta key is considered protected.
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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Debian Debian Linux
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-04T16:33:56.907Z

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

Link: CVE-2020-28039

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-11-02T21:15:31.117

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:22:15.510

Link: CVE-2020-28039

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