CVE-2020-4046 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting WordPress versions prior to 5.4.2 and various older branches. It allows low-privileged users (contributors, authors) to inject unfiltered HTML via the embed block, leading to script execution in the editor/wp-admin when viewed by a higher-privileged user. The CVSS score is 5.4, indicating a network-based attack with low privileges and user interaction required, potentially impacting confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 3.7, < 3.7.34CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.8, < 3.8.34CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.9, < 3.9.32CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.0, < 4.0.31CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.1, < 4.1.31CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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