CSRF in WordPress
CVE-2020-28040
WordPress before 5.5.2 allows CSRF attacks that change a theme's background image.
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (63.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 63.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- WordPress
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 16.04, 18.04, 20.04
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0, 10.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wordpress.org/news/2020/10/wordpress-5-5-2-security-and-maintenance-release/ (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- blog.wpscan.com/2020/10/30/wordpress-5.5.2-security-release.html (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-2020-28040?
- CVE-2020-28040 is a medium-severity vulnerability in WordPress, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2020-11-02.
- How severe is CVE-2020-28040?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-28040 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.