CVE-2018-20973 describes a critical local file inclusion vulnerability in the companion-auto-update plugin for WordPress, affecting versions prior to 3.2.1. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to remotely access sensitive files, potentially leading to full system compromise due to its low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:codeermeneer:companion_auto_update:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.