CVE-2020-28037
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 14.1%
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).
How to fix CVE-2020-28037
To remediate CVE-2020-28037, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Bitnami/wordpress—upgrade to 5.5.2 or later
- —upgrade to 5.5.2 or later
- —upgrade to 5.5.3+dfsg1-1 or later
Is CVE-2020-28037 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 14.1%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 5.5.2
- from 0, < 5.5.2
- from 0, < 5.5.3+dfsg1-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |