CVE-2020-25286 json
In wp-includes/comment-template.php in WordPress before 5.4.2, comments from a post or page could sometimes be seen in the latest comments…
published 2020-09-13 6 y ago modified 2026-09-08 2 mo ago also BIT-wordpress-2020-25286 , BIT-wordpress-multisite-2020-25286 , EUVD-2020-17974
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.9%
- EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In wp-includes/comment-template.php in WordPress before 5.4.2, comments from a post or page could sometimes be seen in the latest comments even if the post or page was not public.
Patch / fix
- bitnami wordpress 5.4.2
- bitnami wordpress-multisite 5.4.2
- wordpress wordpress 5.4.2
- wordpress Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 5.4.2+dfsg1-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2020-25286
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2020-25286 updated cvss 5.9
wordpress: comments from password-protected posts and pages can be displayed under certain conditions
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
1.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| OSV | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| bitnami | wordpress | <5.4.2 |
5.4.2 |
| bitnami | wordpress-multisite | <5.4.2 |
5.4.2 |
Classification
- Technology feeds
References
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core.trac.wordpress.org
/changeset/47984
patch, vendor-advisory, advisory
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wordpress.org
/news/2020/06/wordpress-5-4-2-security-and-maintenance-release/
vendor-advisory, advisory
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-25286
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-25286
- NVD CVE-2020-25286
- OSV BIT-wordpress-2020-25286
- OSV BIT-wordpress-multisite-2020-25286
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