CVE-2018-20151
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Dec 14, 2018
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2024
- Reserved
- Dec 14, 2018
Description
In WordPress before 4.9.9 and 5.x before 5.0.1, the user-activation page could be read by a search engine's web crawler if an unusual configuration were chosen. The search engine could then index and display a user's e-mail address and (rarely) the password that was generated by default.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- 106220vdb-entry
- https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-0-1/
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9174
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.9
- DSA-4401vendor-advisory
- https://wordpress.org/news/2018/12/wordpress-5-0-1-security-release/
- [debian-lts-announce] 20190211 [SECURITY] [DLA 1673-1] wordpress security updatemailing-list
- https://www.zdnet.com/article/wordpress-plugs-bug-that-led-to-google-indexing-some-user-passwords/
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