PT-2018-15268 · WordPress · Wordpress

Sam Thomas · Published 2018-12-14 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2018-20147

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WordPress versions prior to 4.9.9 WordPress versions 5.x prior to 5.0.1

Description The issue allows authors to modify metadata, bypassing intended restrictions on deleting files.

Recommendations For WordPress versions prior to 4.9.9, update to version 4.9.9 or later. For WordPress versions 5.x prior to 5.0.1, update to version 5.0.1 or later.

Exploit

Fix

Incorrect Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-863

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-20147

DLA-1673-1

DSA-4401-1

Affected Products

Wordpress

References · 42

• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/wp_crop_rce.rb · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/brianwrf/WordPress_4.9.8_RCE_POC · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/synacktiv/CVE-2019-8942 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/nth347/CVE-2018-20148_exploit · Exploit
• https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-0-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-20150 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-20147 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DLA-1673-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-20147 · Vendor Advisory
• https://debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4401 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-20151 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-4401-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/wordpress · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-20147 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-8942 · Security Note