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Debian: CVE-2020-28037: wordpress -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2020-28037: wordpress -- security update

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
11/02/2020
Created
11/05/2020
Added
11/04/2020
Modified
11/09/2020

Description

is_blog_installed in wp-includes/functions.php in WordPress before 5.5.2 improperly determines whether WordPress is already installed, which might allow an attacker to perform a new installation, leading to remote code execution (as well as a denial of service for the old installation).

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-wordpress

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