CVE-2020-28040
mediumpriority · track · 17EPSS 0.011 · 65 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
WordPress before 5.5.2 allows CSRF attacks that change a theme's background image.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
affected products (15)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- BIT-wordpress-2020-280402024-03-06vendor · osvUS
WordPress before 5.5.2 allows CSRF attacks that change a theme's background image.
- BIT-wordpress-multisite-2020-280402024-03-06vendor · osvUS
WordPress before 5.5.2 allows CSRF attacks that change a theme's background image.
also known as (6)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
- CNNVD-202011-104cnnvd
- EUVD-2020-20531enisa_euvd
- BDU:2021-01735fstec_bdu
- GHSA-86pg-877h-rfr2enisa_euvd
- BIT-wordpress-2020-28040osv
- BIT-wordpress-multisite-2020-28040osv
sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
references (25)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://blog.wpscan.com/2020/10/30/wordpress-5.5.2-security-release.htmlcnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00004.htmlcnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CHHVNK2WYAM3ZTCXTFSEIT56IKLVJHU3/cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VAVVYJKA2I6CRQUINECDPBGWMQDEG244/cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VUXVUAKL2HL4QYJEPHBNVQQWRMFMII2Y/cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-28040cnnvd
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K75111593Patchcnnvd
- https://wordpress.org/news/2020/10/wordpress-5-5-2-security-and-maintenance-release/cnnvd
Attackers weaponise vulnerabilities like this against internet-exposed services. See what is exposed on your perimeter with a free passive scan.
Free scan