CVE-2018-20148
critical · 9.8In WordPress before 4.9.9 and 5.x before 5.0.1, contributors could conduct PHP object injection attacks via crafted metadata in a wp.getMediaItem XMLRPC call. This is caused by mishandling of serialized data at phar:// URLs in the wp_get_attachment_thumb_file function in wp-includes/post.php.
9.8
CVSS
26.8%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
98th
EPSS percentile
2018-12-14
Published
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-502
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| wordpress | wordpress | < 4.9.9 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 5.0, < 5.0.1 |
| debian | debian_linux | 8.0 |
| debian | debian_linux | 9.0 |
Check a specific version with /api/v1/cve/match.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106220
- https://blog.secarma.co.uk/labs/near-phar-dangerous-unserialization-wherever-you-are
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.9
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00019.html
- https://wordpress.org/news/2018/12/wordpress-5-0-1-security-release/
- https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-0-1/
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9171
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4401
- https://www.zdnet.com/article/wordpress-plugs-bug-that-led-to-google-indexing-some-user-passwords/
- https://www.zdnet.com/article/wordpress-vulnerability-affects-a-third-of-most-popular-websites-online/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106220
- https://blog.secarma.co.uk/labs/near-phar-dangerous-unserialization-wherever-you-are
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.9
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00019.html
- https://wordpress.org/news/2018/12/wordpress-5-0-1-security-release/
- https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-0-1/
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9171
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4401
- https://www.zdnet.com/article/wordpress-plugs-bug-that-led-to-google-indexing-some-user-passwords/
- https://www.zdnet.com/article/wordpress-vulnerability-affects-a-third-of-most-popular-websites-online/
Query this programmatically:
curl https://evil-db.io/api/v1/cve/CVE-2018-20148