WordPress Core < 5.0.1 - Arbitrary File Deletion

Improper Authorization
CVE CVE-2018-20147
CVSS High (7.7)
Publicly Published December 12, 2018
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Karim El Ouerghemmi
Description

In WordPress before 4.9.9 and 5.x before 5.0.1, authors could modify metadata to bypass intended restrictions on deleting files.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Core
Software Slug wordpress (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 3.7
  • 3.7 - 3.7.27
  • 3.8 - 3.8.27
  • 3.9 - 3.9.25
  • 4.0 - 4.0.24
  • 4.1 - 4.1.24
  • 4.2 - 4.2.21
  • 4.3 - 4.3.17
  • 4.4 - 4.4.16
  • 4.5 - 4.5.15
  • 4.6 - 4.6.12
  • 4.7 - 4.7.11
  • 4.8 - 4.8.7
  • 4.9 - 4.9.8
  • 5.0 - 5.0
Patched Version
  • 3.7.28
  • 3.8.28
  • 3.9.26
  • 4.0.25
  • 4.1.25
  • 4.2.22
  • 4.3.18
  • 4.4.17
  • 4.5.16
  • 4.6.13
  • 4.7.12
  • 4.8.8
  • 4.9.9
  • 5.0.1
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