CVE-2020-28036

highpriority · track · 41OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.052 · 92 %ileEURUUS
grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
5.22% (92nd) EPSS
CVSS 7.5 · high
Is it mine?
14 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
5 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · osv

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php in WordPress before 5.5.2 allows attackers to gain privileges by using XML-RPC to comment on a post.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

9.8
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.8

v2.07.5highAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 10 · impact 6.4
v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 5.9
v3.19.8criticalAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.19criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-862USprimaryCWE-269US
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affected products (14)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (2)

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also known as (6)

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sources

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cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bduosvnvdNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2020-11-02modified 2026-06-17
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references (28)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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