CVE-2018-20149
N/A
Published: December 14, 2018 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:52 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxWordPress
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
In WordPress before 4.9.9 and 5.x before 5.0.1, when the Apache HTTP Server is used, authors could upload crafted files that bypass intended MIME type restrictions, leading to XSS, as demonstrated by a .jpg file without JPEG data.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%WordPress· WordPressdrupal
95%v < 4.9.95.0 ≤ v < 5.0.1
Affected range stops below 4.9.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.0.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (9)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106220x_refsource_MISCProductVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.9x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/246a70bdbfac3bd45ff71c7941deef1bb206b19aMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00019.htmlx_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://wordpress.org/news/2018/12/wordpress-5-0-1-security-release/x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-0-1/Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4401Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79
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