CVE-2020-11029 : In affected versions of WordPress, a vulnerability in the stats() method of clas

In affected versions of WordPress, a vulnerability in the stats() method of class-wp-object-cache.php can be exploited to execute cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. This has been patched in version 5.4.1, along with all the previously affected versions via a minor release (5.3.3, 5.2.6, 5.1.5, 5.0.9, 4.9.14, 4.8.13, 4.7.17, 4.6.18, 4.5.21, 4.4.22, 4.3.23, 4.2.27, 4.1.30, 4.0.30, 3.9.31, 3.8.33, 3.7.33).

Published 2020-04-30 23:15:12

Updated 2023-03-01 16:46:59

Source GitHub, Inc.

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)

Products affected by CVE-2020-11029

Debian » Debian Linux » Version: 8.0
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Debian » Debian Linux » Version: 9.0
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Debian » Debian Linux » Version: 10.0
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 4.4 and before (<) 4.4.22
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 4.2 and before (<) 4.2.27
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 4.5 and before (<) 4.5.21
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 5.3 and before (<) 5.3.3
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 4.3 and before (<) 4.3.23
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 4.9 and before (<) 4.9.14
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 3.9 and before (<) 3.9.31
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 3.7 and before (<) 3.7.33
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 3.8 and before (<) 3.8.33
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 4.1 and before (<) 4.1.30
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 5.1 and before (<) 5.1.5
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 4.8 and before (<) 4.8.13
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 5.0 and before (<) 5.0.9
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 4.0 and before (<) 4.0.30
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 4.7 and before (<) 4.7.17
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 5.2 and before (<) 5.2.6
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 4.6 and before (<) 4.6.18
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Wordpress » Wordpress » Version: 5.4
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Threat overview for CVE-2020-11029

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2020-11029

Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 80

IPs affected by CVE-2020-11029 1,455

Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-11029

EPSS FAQ

3.24%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 86 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2020-11029

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
4.3	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N	8.6	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: None
6.1	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	2.8	2.7	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: Required Scope: Changed Confidentiality: Low Integrity: Low Availability: None
5.8	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N	1.3	4.0	GitHub, Inc.
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: High Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: Required Scope: Changed Confidentiality: High Integrity: None Availability: None

CWE ids for CVE-2020-11029

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.
Assigned by:
- nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
- security-advisories@github.com (Secondary)

References for CVE-2020-11029

https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-568w-8m88-8g2c

WordPress: Cross-site scripting in stats method (object cache) · Advisory · WordPress/wordpress-develop · GitHub
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677

Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4677-1 wordpress
Third Party Advisory

CVEs referencing this url
https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-4-1/#security-updates

Version 5.4.1 | WordPress.org
Release Notes;Vendor Advisory

CVEs referencing this url
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00011.html

[SECURITY] [DLA 2208-1] wordpress security update
Mailing List;Third Party Advisory

CVEs referencing this url