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.

Remediation

References

CVE-2020-28039

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Severity

Critical

Classification

CVE-2020-28039 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Tags

Missing Update Known Vulnerabilities