🛡️ CVE-2020-28037 — wordpress
Description
is_blog_installed in wp-includes/functions.php in WordPress before 5.5.2 improperly determines whether WordPress is already installed, which might allow an attacker to perform a new installation, leading to remote code execution (as well as a denial of service for the old installation).
Affected software
CVE-2020-28037 is recorded against 2 packages.
- wordpress
- wordpress-multisite
Timeline and source
Published on 6 March 2024 and last revised on 3 April 2025. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
github.com (Web)
lists.debian.org (Web)
lists.fedoraproject.org (Web)
lists.fedoraproject.org (Web)
lists.fedoraproject.org (Web)
wordpress.org (Web)
wpscan.com (Web)
www.debian.org (Web)
nvd.nist.gov (Web)
Details
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| wordpress | — | — |
| wordpress-multisite | — | — |
References
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