Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting wordpress package, versions <5.0.1+dfsg1-1
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.1% (41st
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-WORDPRESS-363471
- published 14 Dec 2018
- disclosed 14 Dec 2018
Introduced: 14 Dec 2018
CVE-2018-20149 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable wordpress to version 5.0.1+dfsg1-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wordpress package and not the wordpress package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.
In WordPress before 4.9.9 and 5.x before 5.0.1, when the Apache HTTP Server is used, authors could upload crafted files that bypass intended MIME type restrictions, leading to XSS, as demonstrated by a .jpg file without JPEG data.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-20149
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4401
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00019.html
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/246a70bdbfac3bd45ff71c7941deef1bb206b19a
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.9
- https://wordpress.org/news/2018/12/wordpress-5-0-1-security-release/
- https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-0-1/
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9175
- https://www.zdnet.com/article/wordpress-plugs-bug-that-led-to-google-indexing-some-user-passwords/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106220
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-20149
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