CVE-2020-28038

MEDIUM

Wordpress < 5.5.2 - XSS

Title source: rule

Description

WordPress before 5.5.2 allows stored XSS via post slugs.

Exploits (1)

github WRITEUP 20 stars

by flex0geek · cpoc

https://github.com/flex0geek/cves-exploits/tree/main/CVE-2020-28038

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References (7)

[Third Party Advisory] https://blog.ripstech.com

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00004.html

[Release Notes, Vendor Advisory] https://wordpress.org/news/2020/10/wordpress-5-5-2-security-and-maintenance-release/

[Third Party Advisory] https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4784

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CHHVNK2WYAM3ZTCXTFSEIT56IKLVJHU3/

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VAVVYJKA2I6CRQUINECDPBGWMQDEG244/

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VUXVUAKL2HL4QYJEPHBNVQQWRMFMII2Y/

Scores

CVSS v3 6.1

EPSS 0.1602

EPSS Percentile 94.7%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Classification

CWE

CWE-79

Status published

Affected Products (6)

wordpress/wordpress < 5.5.2

fedoraproject/fedora

fedoraproject/fedora

fedoraproject/fedora

debian/debian_linux

debian/debian_linux

Timeline

Published Nov 02, 2020

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026