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 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Published
Oct 31, 2020
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
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
Rapid7 Labs
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