CVE-2020-28039
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-28039
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2020-28039.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2020-28039
- Aliases
- Downstream
- Published
- 2020-11-02T21:15:31.117Z
- Modified
- 2025-12-06T21:14:45.906993Z
- Severity
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- 9.1 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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isprotectedmeta 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.
- References
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- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CHHVNK2WYAM3ZTCXTFSEIT56IKLVJHU3/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VAVVYJKA2I6CRQUINECDPBGWMQDEG244/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VUXVUAKL2HL4QYJEPHBNVQQWRMFMII2Y/
- https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/d5ddd6d4be1bc9fd16b7796842e6fb26315705ad
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00004.html
- https://wordpress.org/news/2020/10/wordpress-5-5-2-security-and-maintenance-release/
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10452
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4784