CVE-2020-11030 (NVD)

2020-04-30

In affected versions of WordPress, a special payload can be crafted that can lead to scripts getting executed within the search block of the block editor. This requires an authenticated user with the ability to add content. 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).

Products Debian_linux, Wordpress
Type Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') (CWE-79)
First patch - None (likely due to unavailable code)
Links https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677
https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-vccm-6gmc-qhjh
https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-4-1/#security-updates