CVE-2018-20149 (GCVE-0-2018-20149)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2018-12-14 20:00
Modified
2024-08-05 11:51
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
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
cve@mitre.org http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106220 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.org https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.9 Product, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.org https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/246a70bdbfac3bd45ff71c7941deef1bb206b19a Patch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00019.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org https://wordpress.org/news/2018/12/wordpress-5-0-1-security-release/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.org https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-0-1/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.org https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9175 Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.org https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4401 Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org https://www.zdnet.com/article/wordpress-plugs-bug-that-led-to-google-indexing-some-user-passwords/ Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106220 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.9 Product, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/246a70bdbfac3bd45ff71c7941deef1bb206b19a Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00019.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://wordpress.org/news/2018/12/wordpress-5-0-1-security-release/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-0-1/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9175 Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4401 Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://www.zdnet.com/article/wordpress-plugs-bug-that-led-to-google-indexing-some-user-passwords/ Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a n/a Version: n/a
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