CVE-2018-20151
CVSS V2 Medium 5
CVSS V3 High 7.5
Description
In WordPress before 4.9.9 and 5.x before 5.0.1, the user-activation page could be read by a search engine's web crawler if an unusual configuration were chosen. The search engine could then index and display a user's e-mail address and (rarely) the password that was generated by default.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2018-20151
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2018-12-14T20:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2019-03-04T14:41:00
Weakness Enumerations
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:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 5
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wordpress.org/news/2018/12/wordpress-5-0-1-security-release/ | Release Notes Vendor 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/ | Vendor Advisory Release Notes |
| https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.9 | Product Vendor Advisory |
| https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9174 | 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-2018-20151 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-20151 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 07:57:10 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 15:23:19 | 2018-12-14T20:29Z | 2018-12-14T20:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 15:23:19 | 2019-03-04T14:41:00 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 15:23:19 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |