Security restrictions bypass in WordPress - CVE-2018-20152
Published: December 13, 2018 / Updated: December 17, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16524
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-20152
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: WordPress.ORG
Affected software:
WordPress
WordPress
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.
The weakness exists due to unspecified flaw. A remote attacker can bypass security restrictions and create posts of unauthorized post types with specially crafted input.
The weakness exists due to unspecified flaw. A remote attacker can bypass security restrictions and create posts of unauthorized post types with specially crafted input.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-20152
Update to version 5.0.1.