CVE-2020-4046 : In affected versions of WordPress, users with low privileges (like contributors

In affected versions of WordPress, users with low privileges (like contributors and authors) can use the embed block in a certain way to inject unfiltered HTML in the block editor. When affected posts are viewed by a higher privileged user, this could lead to script execution in the editor/wp-admin. 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).

Published 2020-06-12 16:15:10

Updated 2023-01-27 18:57:40

Source GitHub, Inc.

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)

Products affected by CVE-2020-4046

Debian » Debian Linux » Version: 8.0
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Debian » Debian Linux » Version: 9.0
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 3.7 and before (<) 3.7.34
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 5.3.0 and before (<) 5.3.4
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 5.4 and before (<) 5.4.2
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 4.5 and before (<) 4.5.22
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 4.1 and before (<) 4.1.31
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 3.9 and before (<) 3.9.32
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 4.7 and before (<) 4.7.18
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 5.0 and before (<) 5.0.10
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 4.8 and before (<) 4.8.14
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 4.0 and before (<) 4.0.31
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 5.1 and before (<) 5.1.6
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 4.2 and before (<) 4.2.28
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 4.9 and before (<) 4.9.15
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 4.3 and before (<) 4.3.24
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 4.6 and before (<) 4.6.19
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 5.2 and before (<) 5.2.7
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 4.4 and before (<) 4.4.23
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 3.8 and before (<) 3.8.34
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Fedoraproject » Fedora » Version: 31
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Fedoraproject » Fedora » Version: 32
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Threat overview for CVE-2020-4046

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2020-4046

Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 80

IPs affected by CVE-2020-4046 1,541

Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-4046

EPSS FAQ

6.15%

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

~ 90 %

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

CVSS scores for CVE-2020-4046

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
3.5	LOW	AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N	6.8	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: Single Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: None
5.4	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	2.3	2.7	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: Required Scope: Changed Confidentiality: Low Integrity: Low Availability: None
5.4	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	2.3	2.7	GitHub, Inc.
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: Required Scope: Changed Confidentiality: Low Integrity: Low Availability: None

CWE ids for CVE-2020-4046

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)
CWE-80 Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)

The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages.

Assigned by: security-advisories@github.com (Secondary)

References for CVE-2020-4046

https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-rpwf-hrh2-39jf

WordPress: Authenticated XSS through embed block · Advisory · WordPress/wordpress-develop · GitHub
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4709

Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4709-1 wordpress
Third Party Advisory

CVEs referencing this url
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/773N2ZV7QEMBGKH6FBKI6Q5S3YJMW357/

[SECURITY] Fedora 31 Update: wordpress-5.4.2-1.fc31 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists
Mailing List;Third Party Advisory

CVEs referencing this url
https://wordpress.org/news/2020/06/wordpress-5-4-2-security-and-maintenance-release/

News – WordPress 5.4.2 Security and Maintenance Release – WordPress.org
Vendor Advisory

CVEs referencing this url
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00000.html

[SECURITY] [DLA 2269-1] wordpress security update
Mailing List;Third Party Advisory

CVEs referencing this url
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ODNHXVJS25YVWYQHOCICXTLIN5UYJFDN/

[SECURITY] Fedora 32 Update: wordpress-5.4.2-1.fc32 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists
Mailing List;Third Party Advisory

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