QID 154112

Date Published: 2022-05-20

QID 154112: WordPress Disclosure of Password-Protected Page/Post Comments Vulnerability (CVE-2020-25286)

WordPress is a free and open-source content management system written in PHP and paired with a MySQL or MariaDB database.

In wp-includes/comment-template.php, comments from a post or page could sometimes be seen in the latest comments even if the post or page was not public.

Affected Versions:
WordPress versions prior to 5.4.2

QID Detection Logic:
This QID checks for vulnerable version of WordPress installed on the target.

The manipulation as part of a Comment leads to a information disclosure vulnerability.

CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 5.3 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5 severity.

Solution

Upgrade the WordPress to new version.

Vendor References

WordPress - wordpress.org/news/2020/06/wordpress-5-4-2-security-and-maintenance-release/

CVEs related to QID 154112

CVE-2020-25286 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
WordPress			wordpress.org/news/2020/06/wordpress-5-4-2-security-and-maintenance-release/

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