CVE-2020-11028 Unauthenticated disclosure of certain private posts in WordPress

Medium 5.8 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can view private posts that were previously public, exposing sensitive content to the public.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2020-11028?

CVE-2020-11028 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 30 Apr 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

In affected versions of WordPress, some private posts, which were previously public, can result in unauthenticated disclosure under a specific set of conditions. This has been patched in version 5.4.1, along with all the previously affected versions via a minor release (5.3.3, 5.2.6, 5.1.5, 5.0.9, 4.9.14, 4.8.13, 4.7.17, 4.6.18, 4.5.21, 4.4.22, 4.3.23, 4.2.27, 4.1.30, 4.0.30, 3.9.31, 3.8.33, 3.7.33).

Weakness: CWE-306, CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11028?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including wordpress and wordpress-multisite. It affects 2 products.

PackageAffectedFixed in
wordpress BitnamiAll versions5.4.1
wordpress-multisite BitnamiAll versions5.4.1

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Wordpress Wordpress.

How do I fix CVE-2020-11028?

Upgrade wordpress to 5.4.1 or later.

Is CVE-2020-11028 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11028 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as BIT-wordpress-2020-11028, BIT-wordpress-multisite-2020-11028, DEBIAN-CVE-2020-11028, GHSA-xhx9-759f-6p2w, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-11028.

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