CVE-2020-4047
lowpriority · track · 28EPSS 0.033 · 88 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
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).
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.5–6.8
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
affected products (99)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- BIT-wordpress-2020-4047Authenticated XSS via media attachment page in WordPress2024-03-06vendor · osvUS
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).
- BIT-wordpress-multisite-2020-4047Authenticated XSS via media attachment page in WordPress2024-03-06vendor · osvUS
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).
also known as (6)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
- CNNVD-202006-990cnnvd
- EUVD-2020-25305enisa_euvd
- BDU:2020-03986fstec_bdu
- BIT-wordpress-2020-4047osv
- BIT-wordpress-multisite-2020-4047osv
- GHSA-8q2w-5m27-wm27osv
sources
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references (28)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/0977c0d6b241479ecedfe19e96be69f727c3f81fcnnvd
- https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-8q2w-5m27-wm27cnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00000.htmlcnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00011.htmlcnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/773N2ZV7QEMBGKH6FBKI6Q5S3YJMW357/cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ODNHXVJS25YVWYQHOCICXTLIN5UYJFDN/cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4047cnnvd
- https://wordpress.org/news/2020/06/wordpress-5-4-2-security-and-maintenance-release/cnnvd
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