VDB
CVE-2018-20151
CVE-2018-20151
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 6.80% · 91.5th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
6.80%
91.5th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | wordpress | *, 0, 4.8.3+dfsg-1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | wordpress | 0, 4.3+dfsg-1, 4.3.1+dfsg-1 |
Exploit Intelligence
- 106220 (circl)
- https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-0-1/ (circl)
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9174 (circl)
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.9 (circl)
- DSA-4401 (circl)
- https://wordpress.org/news/2018/12/wordpress-5-0-1-security-release/ (circl)
- [debian-lts-announce] 20190211 [SECURITY] [DLA 1673-1] wordpress security update (circl)
- https://www.zdnet.com/article/wordpress-plugs-bug-that-led-to-google-indexing-some-user-passwords/ (circl)
Timeline
- Dec 14, 2018 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 11, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 13, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 15, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-20151 third-party-advisory
- https://wordpress.org/news/2018/12/wordpress-5-0-1-security-release/ third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-20151 third-party-advisory