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Ubuntu: (CVE-2018-20149): wordpress vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Dec 14, 2018
Added
Jun 26, 2025
Modified
Jun 26, 2025

Description

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.

Solution

no-fix-ubuntu-package
Title
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