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CVE-2018-20147 Details

Description

In WordPress before 4.9.9 and 5.x before 5.0.1, authors could modify metadata to bypass intended restrictions on deleting files.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.9 CVEProductVendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00019.html CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/news/2018/12/wordpress-5-0-1-security-release/ CVERelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-0-1/ CVEProductVendor Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9169 CVEVendor Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-863Incorrect Authorization[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
wordpress wordpress
< 4.9.9
>= 5.0, < 5.0.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux
8.0
9.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-20147
NVD Published Date:
Dec 14, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2018-20147 Details - Not Deferred