VDB

CVE-2020-28037

CVE-2020-28037 PUBLISHED CVSS 9.300000190734863 CRITICAL

is_blog_installed in wp-includes/functions.php in WordPress before 5.5.2 improperly determines whether WordPress is already installed, which might allow an attacker to perform a new installation, leading to remote code execution (as well as a denial of service for the old installation).

EPSS 14.05% · 94.5th percentile

Risk Scores

CVSS 4.0
9.300000190734863
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS Score
14.05%
94.5th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Bitnamiwordpress-multisite0, 0, 0
Bitnamiwordpress-multisite0
Bitnamiwordpress0, 0, 0
Bitnamiwordpress0

Exploit Intelligence

Timeline

  • Oct 31, 2020 CVE Published
  • Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
  • Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
  • Jul 16, 2023 EPSS Score
  • Aug 4, 2024 CVE Updated
  • Mar 17, 2025 EPSS Score
  • Mar 22, 2025 EPSS Score
  • Mar 24, 2025 EPSS Score
  • Mar 26, 2025 EPSS Score
  • Mar 29, 2025 EPSS Score
  • Apr 1, 2025 EPSS Score

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