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CVE-2020-4050

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CVE-2020-4050

Published: Jun 12, 2020

Modified: Aug 4, 2024

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

3.5

LOW

Description

In affected versions of WordPress, misuse of the `set-screen-option` filter's return value allows arbitrary user meta fields to be saved. It does require an admin to install a plugin that would misuse the filter. Once installed, it can be leveraged by low privileged users. This has been patched in version 5.4.2, along with all the previously affected versions via a minor release (5.3.4, 5.2.7, 5.1.6, 5.0.10, 4.9.15, 4.8.14, 4.7.18, 4.6.19, 4.5.22, 4.4.23, 4.3.24, 4.2.28, 4.1.31, 4.0.31, 3.9.32, 3.8.34, 3.7.34).

VendorProductVersions

WordPress

wordpress-develop

affected
>= 5.4.0, < 5.4.2
affected
>= 5.3.0, < 5.3.4
affected
>= 5.2.0, < 5.2.7
affected
>= 5.1.0, < 5.1.6
affected
>= 5.0.0, < 5.0.10

+13 more versions

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

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