CVE-2018-20152
In WordPress before 4.9.9 and 5.x before 5.0.1, authors could bypass intended restrictions on...
In WordPress before 4.9.9 and 5.x before 5.0.1, authors could bypass intended restrictions on post types via crafted input.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In WordPress before 4.9.9 and 5.x before 5.0.1, authors could bypass intended restrictions on post types via crafted input.
- Record
CVE-2018-20152- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In WordPress before 4.9.9 and 5.x before 5.0.1, authors could bypass intended restrictions on post types via crafted input.
- Record
CVE-2018-20152- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-12721 No score
In WordPress before 4.9.9 and 5.x before 5.0.1, authors could bypass intended restrictions on post types via crafted input.
- Record
EUVD-2018-12721- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j4jj-c644-q3fc
In WordPress before 4.9.9 and 5.x before 5.0.1, authors could bypass intended restrictions on...
In WordPress before 4.9.9 and 5.x before 5.0.1, authors could bypass intended restrictions on post types via crafted input.
- Record
GHSA-j4jj-c644-q3fc- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
In WordPress before 4.9.9 and 5.x before 5.0.1, authors could bypass intended restrictions on post types via crafted input.
- Record
CVE-2018-20152- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-20152
In WordPress before 4.9.9 and 5.x before 5.0.1, authors could bypass intended restrictions on post types via crafted input.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-20152- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-20152
In WordPress before 4.9.9 and 5.x before 5.0.1, authors could bypass intended restrictions on post types via crafted input.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-20152- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
wordpressDebian:12 |
before 5.0.1+dfsg1-1 | 5.0.1+dfsg1-1 |
wordpressDebian:13 |
before 5.0.1+dfsg1-1 | 5.0.1+dfsg1-1 |
wordpressDebian:14 |
before 5.0.1+dfsg1-1 | 5.0.1+dfsg1-1 |
wordpressDebian:8 |
before 4.1.25+dfsg-1+deb8u1, plus listed versions 4.1+dfsg-14.1+dfsg-1+deb8u14.1+dfsg-1+deb8u104.1+dfsg-1+deb8u114.1+dfsg-1+deb8u12 Show 15 moreShow less4.1+dfsg-1+deb8u134.1+dfsg-1+deb8u144.1+dfsg-1+deb8u154.1+dfsg-1+deb8u164.1+dfsg-1+deb8u174.1+dfsg-1+deb8u184.1+dfsg-1+deb8u24.1+dfsg-1+deb8u34.1+dfsg-1+deb8u44.1+dfsg-1+deb8u54.1+dfsg-1+deb8u64.1+dfsg-1+deb8u74.1+dfsg-1+deb8u84.1+dfsg-1+deb8u94.1.1+dfsg-1 |
4.1.25+dfsg-1+deb8u1 |
wordpressDebian:9 |
before 4.7.5+dfsg-2+deb9u5, plus listed versions 4.7.5+dfsg-24.7.5+dfsg-2+deb9u14.7.5+dfsg-2+deb9u1~bpo8+14.7.5+dfsg-2+deb9u24.7.5+dfsg-2+deb9u2~bpo8+14.7.5+dfsg-2+deb9u34.7.5+dfsg-2+deb9u4 |
4.7.5+dfsg-2+deb9u5 |
wordpressUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.3+dfsg-14.3.1+dfsg-14.4+dfsg-14.4.1+dfsg-14.4.2+dfsg-14.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1 |
None known |
wordpressUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.8.2+dfsg-24.8.3+dfsg-14.9.1+dfsg-14.9.2+dfsg-14.9.4+dfsg-14.9.5+dfsg1-1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-20152 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Wordpress, published December 14, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.60%, the 89th percentile. Fixed in wordpress 5.0.1+dfsg1-1.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/106220
wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-0-1
codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.9
wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9170
debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4401
Show 7 moreShow less
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00019.html
zdnet.com/article/wordpress-plugs-bug-that-led-to-google-indexing-some-user-passwords
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20152
github.com/advisories/GHSA-j4jj-c644-q3fc
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-20152
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-20152
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-20152