vulnerability
Arch Linux: Insufficient validation (CVE-2020-28039)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P) | Oct 31, 2020 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Published
Oct 31, 2020
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
is_protected_meta in wp-includes/meta.php in WordPress before 5.5.2 allows arbitrary file deletion because it does not properly determine whether a meta key is considered protected.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2020-28039
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2020-28039
- URL-https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/d5ddd6d4be1bc9fd16b7796842e6fb26315705ad
- URL-https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00004.html
- URL-https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CHHVNK2WYAM3ZTCXTFSEIT56IKLVJHU3/
- URL-https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VAVVYJKA2I6CRQUINECDPBGWMQDEG244/
- URL-https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VUXVUAKL2HL4QYJEPHBNVQQWRMFMII2Y/
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-202011-3
- URL-https://wordpress.org/news/2020/10/wordpress-5-5-2-security-and-maintenance-release/
- URL-https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10452
- URL-https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4784
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