CVE-2020-11029
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CVE-2020-11029 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.1/10 on the CVSS scale. In affected versions of WordPress, a vulnerability in the stats() method of class-wp-object-cache.php can be exploited to execute cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. This has been patched in version 5.4.1, along with all the previously affected versions via a minor release (5.3.3, 5.2.6, 5.1.5, 5.0.9, 4.9.14, 4.8.13, 4.7.17, 4.6.18, 4.5.21, 4.4.22, 4.3.23, 4.2.27, 4.1.30, 4.0.30, 3.9.31, 3.8.33, 3.7.33).. EPSS estimates a 2.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
In affected versions of WordPress, a vulnerability in the stats() method of class-wp-object-cache.php can be exploited to execute cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. This has been patched in version 5.4.1, along with all the previously affected versions via a minor release (5.3.3, 5.2.6, 5.1.5, 5.0.9, 4.9.14, 4.8.13, 4.7.17, 4.6.18, 4.5.21, 4.4.22, 4.3.23, 4.2.27, 4.1.30, 4.0.30, 3.9.31, 3.8.33, 3.7.33).
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | >= 3.7, < 3.7.33 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | >= 3.8, < 3.8.33 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | >= 3.9, < 3.9.31 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | >= 4.0, < 4.0.30 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | >= 4.1, < 4.1.30 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | >= 4.2, < 4.2.27 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | >= 4.3, < 4.3.23 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | >= 4.4, < 4.4.22 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | >= 4.5, < 4.5.21 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | >= 4.6, < 4.6.18 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | >= 4.7, < 4.7.17 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | >= 4.8, < 4.8.13 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | >= 4.9, < 4.9.14 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | >= 5.0, < 5.0.9 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | >= 5.1, < 5.1.5 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | >= 5.2, < 5.2.6 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | >= 5.3, < 5.3.3 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | 5.4 |
References
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00011.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-4-1/#security-updatesRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00011.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-4-1/#security-updatesRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677Third Party Advisory
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