Authenticated XSS via media attachment page in WordPress
In affected versions of WordPress, authenticated users with upload permissions (like authors) are able to inject JavaScript into some media file attachment pages in a certain way. This can lead to script execution in the context of a higher privileged user when the file is viewed by them. This has been patched in version 5.4.2, along with all the previously affected versions via a minor release (5.3.4, 5.2.7, 5.1.6, 5.0.10, 4.9.15, 4.8.14, 4.7.18, 4.6.19, 4.5.22, 4.4.23, 4.3.24, 4.2.28, 4.1.31, 4.0.31, 3.9.32, 3.8.34, 3.7.34).
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2020-4047US | medium6.8 | — | ||
In affected versions of WordPress, authenticated users with upload permissions (like authors) are able to inject JavaScript into some media file attachment pages in a certain way.… | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/0977c0d6b241479ecedfe19e96be69f727c3f81fFIX
- https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-8q2w-5m27-wm27ADVISORY
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00000.htmlADVISORY
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00011.htmlADVISORY
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/773N2ZV7QEMBGKH6FBKI6Q5S3YJMW357/WEB
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ODNHXVJS25YVWYQHOCICXTLIN5UYJFDN/WEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4047WEB
- https://wordpress.org/news/2020/06/wordpress-5-4-2-security-and-maintenance-release/ADVISORY
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