Vulnerability in Wordpress
CVE-2020-28035
WordPress before 5.5.2 allows attackers to gain privileges via XML-RPC.
EPSS: 0.042 (89.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Wordpress
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 31, 32, 33
- N/a — versions n/a
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-28035?
- CVE-2020-28035 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wordpress. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-11-02.
- How severe is CVE-2020-28035?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-28035 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.