WordPress Core < 5.5.2 - Privilege Escalation via XML-RPC

2020-10-29 00:00
Justin Tran

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 3.7.35
Affected CoreWordPress 5.5
Affected Version3.7 – 5.5.1 · 20 branches
CVSS8.8High
CVECVE-2020-28035
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Vulnerability Overview

WordPress before 5.5.2 allows attackers to gain privileges via XML-RPC.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to one of the following versions, or a newer patched version: 3.7.35, 3.8.35, 3.9.33, 4.0.32, 4.1.32, 4.2.29, 4.3.25, 4.4.24, 4.5.23, 4.6.20, 4.7.19, 4.8.15, 4.9.16, 5.0.11, 5.1.7, 5.2.8, 5.3.5, 5.4.3, 5.5.2 --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management) The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

External References

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