medium
6.1
CWE
79
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2020-11029: XSS

First published: Thu Apr 30 2020(Updated: )

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).

Credit: security-advisories@github.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
debian/wordpress
5.0.15+dfsg1-0+deb10u1
5.0.19+dfsg1-0+deb10u1
5.7.8+dfsg1-0+deb11u2
6.1.1+dfsg1-1
6.3.1+dfsg1-1
Debian Debian Linux=8.0
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
WordPress WordPress>=3.7<3.7.33
WordPress WordPress>=3.8<3.8.33
WordPress WordPress>=3.9<3.9.31
WordPress WordPress>=4.0<4.0.30
WordPress WordPress>=4.1<4.1.30
WordPress WordPress>=4.2<4.2.27
WordPress WordPress>=4.3<4.3.23
WordPress WordPress>=4.4<4.4.22
WordPress WordPress>=4.5<4.5.21
WordPress WordPress>=4.6<4.6.18
WordPress WordPress>=4.7<4.7.17
WordPress WordPress>=4.8<4.8.13
WordPress WordPress>=4.9<4.9.14
WordPress WordPress>=5.0<5.0.9
WordPress WordPress>=5.1<5.1.5
WordPress WordPress>=5.2<5.2.6
WordPress WordPress>=5.3<5.3.3
WordPress WordPress=5.4

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2020-11029?

    CVE-2020-11029 is a vulnerability in the stats() method of class-wp-object-cache.php in affected versions of WordPress.

  • How can CVE-2020-11029 be exploited?

    CVE-2020-11029 can be exploited to execute cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

  • What is the severity level of CVE-2020-11029?

    CVE-2020-11029 has a severity level of 6.1 (Medium).

  • Which versions of WordPress are affected by CVE-2020-11029?

    WordPress versions 5.0.15+dfsg1-0+deb10u1, 5.0.19+dfsg1-0+deb10u1, 5.7.8+dfsg1-0+deb11u2, 6.1.1+dfsg1-1, and 6.3.1+dfsg1-1, as well as previous versions, are affected by CVE-2020-11029.

  • How can I fix CVE-2020-11029?

    CVE-2020-11029 can be fixed by updating WordPress to version 5.4.1 or any of the previously patched minor releases (5.3.3, 5.2.6, 5.1.5, 5.0).

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