CVE-2020-4050 (GCVE-0-2020-4050)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2020-06-12 16:00
Modified
2024-08-04 07:52
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-288 - Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
Summary
In affected versions of WordPress, misuse of the `set-screen-option` filter's return value allows arbitrary user meta fields to be saved. It does require an admin to install a plugin that would misuse the filter. Once installed, it can be leveraged by low privileged users. This has been patched in version 5.4.2, along with all the previously affected versions via a minor release (5.3.4, 5.2.7, 5.1.6, 5.0.10, 4.9.15, 4.8.14, 4.7.18, 4.6.19, 4.5.22, 4.4.23, 4.3.24, 4.2.28, 4.1.31, 4.0.31, 3.9.32, 3.8.34, 3.7.34).
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Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
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| WordPress | wordpress-develop |
Version: >= 5.4.0, < 5.4.2 Version: >= 5.3.0, < 5.3.4 Version: >= 5.2.0, < 5.2.7 Version: >= 5.1.0, < 5.1.6 Version: >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.10 Version: >= 4.9.0, < 4.9.15 Version: >= 4.8.0, < 4.8.14 Version: >= 4.7.0, < 4.7.18 Version: >= 4.6.0, < 4.6.19 Version: >= 4.5.0, < 4.5.22 Version: >= 4.4.0, < 4.4.23 Version: >= 4.3.0, < 4.3.24 Version: >= 4.2.0, < 4.2.28 Version: >= 4.1.0, < 4.1.31 Version: >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.31 Version: >= 3.9.0, < 3.9.32 Version: >= 3.8.0, < 3.8.34 Version: >= 3.7.0, < 3.7.34 |
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