Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU48201

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in WordPress - CVE-2020-28033

Published: November 2, 2020 / Updated: November 9, 2020

Vulnerability identifier: #VU48201

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 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:Green

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-28033

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
WordPress

Software vendor:
WordPress.ORG

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application mishandles embeds from disabled sites on a multisite network. A remote attacker can send out spam.

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