CVE-2020-11029
Cross-site scripting in stats method (object cache) in WordPress
6.1
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.6%
Description
In affected versions of WordPress, a vulnerability in the stats() method of class-wp-object-cache.php can be exploited to execute cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. 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).
How to fix CVE-2020-11029
To remediate CVE-2020-11029, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 3.7.33 or later
- —upgrade to 3.7.33 or later
- —upgrade to 5.4.1+dfsg1-1 or later
Is CVE-2020-11029 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.6%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- >= 3.7.0, < 3.7.33, >= 3.8.0, < 3.8.33, >= 3.9.0, < 3.9.31, >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.30, >= 4.1.0, < 4.1.30, >= 4.2.0, < 4.2.27, >= 4.3.0, < 4.3.23, >= 4.4.0, < 4.4.22, >= 4.5.0, < 4.5.21, >= 4.6.0, < 4.6.18, >= 4.7.0, < 4.7.17, >= 4.8.0, < 4.8.13, >= 4.9.0, < 4.9.14, >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.9, >= 5.1.0, < 5.1.5, >= 5.2.0, < 5.2.6, >= 5.3.0, < 5.3.3, >= 5.4.0, < 5.4.1
- >= 3.7.0, < 3.7.33, >= 3.8.0, < 3.8.33, >= 3.9.0, < 3.9.31, >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.30, >= 4.1.0, < 4.1.30, >= 4.2.0, < 4.2.27, >= 4.3.0, < 4.3.23, >= 4.4.0, < 4.4.22, >= 4.5.0, < 4.5.21, >= 4.6.0, < 4.6.18, >= 4.7.0, < 4.7.17, >= 4.8.0, < 4.8.13, >= 4.9.0, < 4.9.14, >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.9, >= 5.1.0, < 5.1.5, >= 5.2.0, < 5.2.6, >= 5.3.0, < 5.3.3, >= 5.4.0, < 5.4.1
- from 0, < 5.4.1+dfsg1-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |