CVE-2020-4049
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
12/06/2020
Last modified:
07/11/2023
Description
In affected versions of WordPress, when uploading themes, the name of the theme folder can be crafted in a way that could lead to JavaScript execution in /wp-admin on the themes page. This does require an admin to upload the theme, and is low severity self-XSS. 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).
Impact
Base Score 3.x
2.40
Severity 3.x
LOW
Base Score 2.0
3.50
Severity 2.0
LOW
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.7 (including) | 3.7.34 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.8 (including) | 3.8.34 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.9 (including) | 3.9.32 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 (including) | 4.0.31 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1 (including) | 4.1.31 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2 (including) | 4.2.28 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3 (including) | 4.3.24 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.4 (including) | 4.4.23 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5 (including) | 4.5.22 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6 (including) | 4.6.19 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.7 (including) | 4.7.18 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.8 (including) | 4.8.14 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.9 (including) | 4.9.15 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 (including) | 5.0.10 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1 (including) | 5.1.6 (excluding) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/404f397b4012fd9d382e55bf7d206c1317f01148
- https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-87h4-phjv-rm6p
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00000.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00011.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/773N2ZV7QEMBGKH6FBKI6Q5S3YJMW357/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ODNHXVJS25YVWYQHOCICXTLIN5UYJFDN/
- https://wordpress.org/news/2020/06/wordpress-5-4-2-security-and-maintenance-release/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4709



