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Wordpress: CVE-2018-20149: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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Wordpress: CVE-2018-20149: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
12/14/2018
Created
03/19/2019
Added
01/15/2019
Modified
08/12/2020

Description

In WordPress before 4.9.9 and 5.x before 5.0.1, when the Apache HTTP Server is used, authors could upload crafted files that bypass intended MIME type restrictions, leading to XSS, as demonstrated by a .jpg file without JPEG data.

Solution(s)

  • wordpress-upgrade-4_9_9
  • wordpress-upgrade-5_0_1

References

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