In WordPress before 4.9.9 and 5.x before 5.0.1, the user-activation page could be read by a search engine's web crawler if an unusual configuration were chosen. The search engine could then index and display a user's e-mail address and (rarely) the password that was generated by default.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | debian-upgrade-wordpress | Feb 20, 2019 | Dec 14, 2018 | |
| Ubuntu | no-fix-ubuntu-package | Jun 26, 2025 | Dec 14, 2018 | |
| Wordpress | wordpress-upgrade-4_9_9wordpress-upgrade-5_0_1 | Jan 15, 2019 | Dec 14, 2018 |
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