{"id":"CVE-2020-11030","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2020-11030","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T04:17:42.939Z","title":"In affected versions of WordPress, a special payload can be crafted that can lead to scripts getting executed within the search block of the block editor.","description":"In affected versions of WordPress, a special payload can be crafted that can lead to scripts getting executed within the search block of the block editor. This requires an authenticated user with the ability to add content. 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).","published":"2020-04-30T23:15:12.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:48:54.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security-advisories@github.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":5.4,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-707","CWE-79"],"affected":["wordpress/wordpress","debian/debian linux"],"epss":{"score":0.01437,"percentile":0.73004,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.44%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-vccm-6gmc-qhjh","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-4-1/#security-updates","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-vccm-6gmc-qhjh","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-4-1/#security-updates","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11030","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}