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CVE-2018-20151

HIGHEPSS 93th pctl
7.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
wordpressDebian
Fixed in:5.0.1+dfsg1-1CVE-2018-20151
Fixed in:5.0.1+dfsg1-1CVE-2018-20151
Fixed in:5.0.1+dfsg1-1CVE-2018-20151
Fixed in:5.0.1+dfsg1-1CVE-2018-20151

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

6.68%probability of exploitation in 30 days
93rdpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 93% of all known CVEs.

References

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.