DEBIAN-CVE-2020-28037

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-28037
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-28037.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-28037
Upstream
Published
2020-11-02T21:15:30.977Z
Modified
2025-11-14T03:18:34.619577Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

isbloginstalled in wp-includes/functions.php in WordPress before 5.5.2 improperly determines whether WordPress is already installed, which might allow an attacker to perform a new installation, leading to remote code execution (as well as a denial of service for the old installation).

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / wordpress

Package

Name
wordpress
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/wordpress?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.5.3+dfsg1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / wordpress

Package

Name
wordpress
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/wordpress?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.5.3+dfsg1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / wordpress

Package

Name
wordpress
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/wordpress?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.5.3+dfsg1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / wordpress

Package

Name
wordpress
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/wordpress?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.5.3+dfsg1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}