CVE-2020-28037

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Summary

CVECVE-2020-28037
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-11-02 21:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:21:00 UTC
Descriptionis_blog_installed in wp-includes/functions.php in WordPress before 5.5.2 improperly determines whether WordPress is already installed, which might allow an attacker to perform a new installation, leading to remote code execution (as well as a denial of service for the old installation).

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-754

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 10.0 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 31 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 32 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 33 All All All
Application Wordpress Wordpress All All All All
Application Wordpress Wordpress All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] [DLA 2429-1] wordpress security update MLIST lists.debian.org Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 31 Update: wordpress-5.5.3-1.fc31 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
Upgrade/install: Improve logic check when determining installation st… · WordPress/wordpress-develop@2ca15d1 · GitHub MISC github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
WordPress < 5.5.2 - Unauthenticated DoS Attack to RCE Security Vulnerability MISC wpscan.com Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 33 Update: wordpress-5.5.3-1.fc33 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4784-1 wordpress DEBIAN www.debian.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 32 Update: wordpress-5.5.3-1.fc32 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 32 Update: wordpress-5.5.3-1.fc32 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
News – WordPress 5.5.2 Security and Maintenance Release – WordPress.org MISC wordpress.org Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 33 Update: wordpress-5.5.3-1.fc33 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 31 Update: wordpress-5.5.3-1.fc31 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
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