CVE-2018-20149

CVSS V2 Low 3.5 CVSS V3 Medium 5.4
Description
In WordPress before 4.9.9 and 5.x before 5.0.1, when the Apache HTTP Server is used, authors could upload crafted files that bypass intended MIME type restrictions, leading to XSS, as demonstrated by a .jpg file without JPEG data.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2018-20149
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2018-12-14T20:29:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2019-03-04T14:20:30
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-79 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 4.9.9
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 5.0 5.0.1
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 3.5
  • Severity
  • LOW
  • Exploitability Score
  • 6.8
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • LOW
  • User Interaction
  • REQUIRED
  • Scope
  • CHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • LOW
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 5.4
  • Base Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 2.3
  • Impact Score
  • 2.7
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://wordpress.org/news/2018/12/wordpress-5-0-1-security-release/ Vendor Advisory Release Notes
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/246a70bdbfac3bd45ff71c7941deef1bb206b19a Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.zdnet.com/article/wordpress-plugs-bug-that-led-to-google-indexing-some-user-passwords/ Press/Media Coverage Third Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-0-1/ Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.9 Product Vendor Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9175 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106220 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00019.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4401 Third Party Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20149
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-20149
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 07:57:11 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-03 15:23:13 2018-12-14T20:29Z 2018-12-14T20:29:00 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-03 15:23:13 2019-03-04T14:20:30 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-03 15:23:13 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated