Medium severity · published Sep 13, 2020
CVE-2020-25286
In wp-includes/comment-template.php in WordPress before 5.4.2, comments from a post or page could sometimes be seen in the latest comments even if the post or page was not public
5.3
CVSS
1.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In wp-includes/comment-template.php in WordPress before 5.4.2, comments from a post or page could sometimes be seen in the latest comments even if the post or page was not public.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.9% · higher than 80% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WO
WordPress · WordPress
before 5.4.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-25286
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-25286
Patch
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/47984
Vendor Advisory
https://wordpress.org/news/2020/06/wordpress-5-4-2-security-and-maintenance-release/
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