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Vulnerability · Published Apr 30, 2020 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2020-11025Authenticated cross-site scripting (XSS) in WordPress Customizer

Medium 5.8

In plain English

A medium-severity cross-site scripting in WordPress from WordPress. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.5% (higher than 75% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.5%top 25.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In affected versions of WordPress, a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the navigation section of Customizer allows JavaScript code to be executed. Exploitation requires an authenticated user. This has been patched in version 5.4.1, along with all the previously affected versions via a minor release (5.3.3, 5.2.6, 5.1.5, 5.0.9, 4.9.14, 4.8.13, 4.7.17, 4.6.18, 4.5.21, 4.4.22, 4.3.23, 4.2.27, 4.1.30, 4.0.30, 3.9.31, 3.8.33, 3.7.33).

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12wordpress5.4.1+dfsg1-1DEBIAN-CVE-2020-11025
Debian:13wordpress5.4.1+dfsg1-1DEBIAN-CVE-2020-11025
Debian:14wordpress5.4.1+dfsg1-1DEBIAN-CVE-2020-11025
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSwordpressno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2020-11025
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSwordpressno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2020-11025
Ubuntu:25.10wordpressno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2020-11025
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSwordpressno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2020-11025
Ubuntu:26.10wordpressno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2020-11025

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
WordPress WordPress >= 5.4.0, < 5.4.1>= 5.3.0, < 5.3.3>= 5.2.0, < 5.2.6>= 5.1.0, < 5.1.5>= 5.0.0, < 5.0.9>= 4.9.0, < 4.9.14>= 4.8.0, < 4.8.13>= 4.7.0, < 4.7.17

Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

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