CVE-2020-4047

In affected versions of WordPress, authenticated users with upload permissions (like authors) are able to inject JavaScript into some media file attachment pages in a certain way. This can lead to script execution in the context of a higher privileged user when the file is viewed by them. 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).

• CVE ID
• CVE-2020-4047

• Assigner
• security-advisories@github.com

• Vulnerability Status
• Analyzed

• Published Version
• 2020-06-12T16:15:10

• Last Modified Date
• 2023-02-27T18:20:23

• 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

• Version
• 3.1

• Vector String
• CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

• Attack Vector
• NETWORK

• Attack Compatibility
• LOW

• Privileges Required
• LOW

• User Interaction
• REQUIRED

• Scope
• CHANGED

• Confidentiality Impact
• NONE

• Availability Impact
• NONE

• Base Score
• 6.8

• Base Severity
• MEDIUM

• Exploitability Score
• 2.3

• Impact Score
• 4