Vulnerability in WordPress
CVE-2020-28033
WordPress before 5.5.2 mishandles embeds from disabled sites on a multisite network, as demonstrated by allowing a spam embed.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.027 (85.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 85.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.027 · newest: 0.027 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- WordPress
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0, 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 31, 32, 33
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wordpress.org/news/2020/10/wordpress-5-5-2-security-and-maintenance-release/ (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00004.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4784 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-28033?
- CVE-2020-28033 is a high-severity vulnerability in WordPress. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-11-02.
- How severe is CVE-2020-28033?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-28033 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.