In WordPress before 4.9.9 and 5.x before 5.0.1, contributors could conduct PHP object injection attacks via crafted metadata in a wp.getMediaItem XMLRPC call. This is caused by mishandling of serialized data at phar:// URLs in the wp_get_attachment_thumb_file function in wp-includes/post.php.
References
Link | Resource |
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https://wordpress.org/news/2018/12/wordpress-5-0-1-security-release/ | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
https://www.zdnet.com/article/wordpress-vulnerability-affects-a-third-of-most-popular-websites-online/ | Press/Media Coverage Third Party Advisory |
https://www.zdnet.com/article/wordpress-plugs-bug-that-led-to-google-indexing-some-user-passwords/ | Press/Media Coverage Third Party Advisory |
https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-0-1/ | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.9 | Product Vendor Advisory |
https://blog.secarma.co.uk/labs/near-phar-dangerous-unserialization-wherever-you-are | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9171 | Vendor Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106220 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00019.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4401 | Third Party Advisory |
Information
Published : 2018-12-14 12:29
Updated : 2019-03-04 06:19
NVD link : CVE-2018-20148
Mitre link : CVE-2018-20148
JSON object : View
CWE
CWE-502
Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Products Affected
debian
- debian_linux
wordpress
- wordpress