VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-20147
In WordPress before 4.9.9 and 5.x before 5.0.1, authors could modify metadata to bypass intended restrictions on deleting files.
MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 3.11%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.11%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 3.11% probability · 88th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-863
- Affected
- wordpress/wordpress · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 4.1% on 21 September 2026 to 3.1% on 27 October 2026.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106220Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.9Product, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00019.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/news/2018/12/wordpress-5-0-1-security-release/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-0-1/Product, Vendor Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9169Vendor Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4401Third Party Advisory
- https://www.zdnet.com/article/wordpress-plugs-bug-that-led-to-google-indexing-some-user-passwords/Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106220Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.9Product, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00019.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/news/2018/12/wordpress-5-0-1-security-release/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-0-1/Product, Vendor Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9169Vendor Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4401Third Party Advisory
- https://www.zdnet.com/article/wordpress-plugs-bug-that-led-to-google-indexing-some-user-passwords/Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.