Description
In WordPress before 4.9.9 and 5.x before 5.0.1, the user-activation page could be read by a search engine's web crawler if an unusual configuration were chosen. The search engine could then index and display a user's e-mail address and (rarely) the password that was generated by default.
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106220
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-0-1/
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9174
Product, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.9
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4401
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://wordpress.org/news/2018/12/wordpress-5-0-1-security-release/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00019.html
Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.zdnet.com/article/wordpress-plugs-bug-that-led-to-google-indexing-some-user-passwords/
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0680
EPSS Percentile
91.4%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-200
Status
published
Products (3)
debian/debian_linux
8.0
debian/debian_linux
9.0
wordpress/wordpress
< 4.9.9
Published
Dec 14, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026