WordPress Core < 5.4.1 - Private Post Disclosure

Improper Access Control
CVE CVE-2020-11028
CVSS Medium (5.8)
Publicly Published April 29, 2020
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher ka1n4t
Description

In affected versions of WordPress, some private posts, which were previously public, can result in unauthenticated disclosure under a specific set of conditions. This has been patched in version 5.4.1, along with all the previously affected versions via a minor release (5.3.3, 5.2.6, 5.1.5, 5.0.9, 4.9.14, 4.8.13, 4.7.17, 4.6.18, 4.5.21, 4.4.22, 4.3.23, 4.2.27, 4.1.30, 4.0.30, 3.9.31, 3.8.33, 3.7.33).

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Core
Software Slug wordpress (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 3.7
  • 3.7 - 3.7.32
  • 3.8 - 3.8.32
  • 3.9 - 3.9.30
  • 4.0 - 4.0.29
  • 4.1 - 4.1.29
  • 4.2 - 4.2.26
  • 4.3 - 4.3.22
  • 4.4 - 4.4.21
  • 4.5 - 4.5.20
  • 4.6 - 4.6.17
  • 4.7 - 4.7.16
  • 4.8 - 4.8.12
  • 4.9 - 4.9.13
  • 5.0 - 5.0.8
  • 5.1 - 5.1.4
  • 5.2 - 5.2.5
  • 5.3 - 5.3.2
  • 5.4 - 5.4
Patched Version
  • 3.7.33
  • 3.8.33
  • 3.9.31
  • 4.0.30
  • 4.1.30
  • 4.2.27
  • 4.3.23
  • 4.4.22
  • 4.5.21
  • 4.6.18
  • 4.7.17
  • 4.8.13
  • 4.9.14
  • 5.0.9
  • 5.1.5
  • 5.2.6
  • 5.3.3
  • 5.4.1
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