# CVE-2020-25286: Information disclosure in n/a

> Attackers can view comments from non-public posts or pages in the latest comments widget, exposing private content.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 13 Sep 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** BIT-wordpress-2020-25286, BIT-wordpress-multisite-2020-25286, DEBIAN-CVE-2020-25286, GHSA-8ggp-4pf2-5mgh, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-25286

## What is CVE-2020-25286?

CVE-2020-25286 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wordpress Wordpress, published on 13 Sep 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-25286?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including wordpress and wordpress-multisite. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `wordpress` | Bitnami | All versions | 5.4.2 |
| `wordpress-multisite` | Bitnami | All versions | 5.4.2 |

Products: Wordpress Wordpress.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-25286?

Upgrade wordpress to 5.4.2 or later.

## Is CVE-2020-25286 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-25286 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2026-63030](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-63030/): WordPress Core Interpretation Conflict (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-87902](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-87902/): WordPress Core Remote File Inclusion (high 8.1, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-60137](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-60137/): WordPress Core SQL Injection (medium 5.9, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2012-2399](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2399/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-2400](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2400/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-25286 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-25286 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wordpress Wordpress, published on 13 Sep 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-25286 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- wordpress (Bitnami): affected all versions; fixed in 5.4.2
- wordpress-multisite (Bitnami): affected all versions; fixed in 5.4.2

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-25286/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-25286/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-25286
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-25286
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-25286

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-25286/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.