WordPress Vulnerabilities

WordPress <= 5.0 - Authenticated Post Type Bypass

Description

According to WordPress:

"Simon Scannell of RIPS Technologies discovered that authors could create posts of unauthorized post types with specially crafted input."

Affects WordPress

3.8.1
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.8
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.7.1
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
3.9
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
3.9.1
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
3.7
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
3.8.2
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.8.3
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.9.2
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
4.0
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.25
4.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.25
4.1.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.25
4.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.22
3.9.3
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
4.1.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.25
4.2.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.22
4.0.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.25
4.1.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.25
4.1.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.25
4.1.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.25
3.8.4
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.7.4
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
4.2.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.22
3.8.8
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.8.5
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.8.6
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.8.7
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.7.2
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
3.7.3
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
3.7.5
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
3.7.6
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
3.7.7
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
3.7.8
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
3.7.9
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
3.8.9
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.9.4
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
3.9.5
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
3.9.6
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
3.9.7
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
4.0.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.25
4.0.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.25
4.0.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.25
4.0.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.25
4.0.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.25
4.1.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.25
4.2.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.22
4.2.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.22
4.1.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.25
4.0.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.25
3.9.8
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
3.8.10
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.7.10
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
4.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.18
4.3.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.18
4.2.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.22
4.1.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.25
4.0.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.25
3.9.9
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
3.8.11
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.7.11
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
4.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.17
3.7.12
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
3.8.12
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.9.10
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
4.0.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.25
4.1.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.25
4.2.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.22
4.3.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.18
4.4.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.17
4.4.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.17
4.3.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.18
4.2.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.22
4.1.10
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.25
4.0.10
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.25
3.9.11
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
3.8.13
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.7.13
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
4.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.16
4.5.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.16
3.7.14
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
3.8.14
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.9.12
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
4.0.11
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.25
4.1.11
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.25
4.2.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.22
4.3.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.18
4.4.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.17
4.5.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.16
4.5.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.16
3.7.15
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
3.8.15
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.9.13
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
4.0.12
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.25
4.1.12
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.25
4.2.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.22
4.3.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.18
4.4.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.17
4.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.13
3.7.16
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
3.8.16
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.9.14
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
4.0.13
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.25
4.1.13
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.25
4.2.10
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.22
4.3.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.18
4.4.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.17
4.5.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.16
4.6.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.13
4.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.12
3.7.17
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
3.8.17
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.9.15
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
4.0.14
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.25
4.1.14
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.25
4.2.11
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.22
4.3.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.18
4.4.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.17
4.5.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.16
4.7.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.12
4.6.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.13
3.7.18
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
3.8.18
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.9.16
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
4.0.15
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.25
4.1.15
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.25
4.2.12
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.22
4.3.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.18
4.4.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.17
4.5.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.16
4.6.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.13
4.7.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.12
3.7.19
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
3.8.19
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.9.17
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
4.0.16
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.25
4.1.16
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.25
4.2.13
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.22
4.3.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.18
4.4.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.17
4.5.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.16
4.6.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.13
4.7.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.12
3.7.20
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
3.8.20
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.9.18
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
4.0.17
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.25
4.1.17
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.25
4.2.14
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.22
4.3.10
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.18
4.4.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.17
4.5.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.16
4.6.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.13
4.7.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.12
4.7.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.12
3.7.21
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
3.8.21
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.9.19
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
4.0.18
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.25
4.1.18
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.25
4.2.15
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.22
4.3.11
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.18
4.4.10
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.17
4.5.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.16
4.6.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.13
4.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.8.8
4.8.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.8.8
3.7.22
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
3.8.22
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.9.20
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
4.0.19
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.25
4.1.19
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.25
4.2.16
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.22
4.3.12
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.18
4.4.11
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.17
4.5.10
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.16
4.6.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.13
4.7.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.12
4.8.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.8.8
4.8.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.8.8
3.7.23
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
3.8.23
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.9.21
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
4.0.20
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.25
4.1.20
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.25
4.2.17
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.22
4.3.13
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.18
4.4.12
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.17
4.5.11
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.16
4.6.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.13
4.7.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.12
4.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.9
4.9.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.9
4.8.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.8.8
4.7.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.12
4.6.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.13
4.5.12
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.16
4.4.13
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.17
4.3.14
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.18
4.2.18
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.22
4.1.21
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.25
4.0.21
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.25
3.9.22
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
3.8.24
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.7.24
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
4.9.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.9
4.8.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.8.8
4.7.9
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.12
4.6.10
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.13
4.5.13
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.16
4.4.14
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.17
4.3.15
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.18
4.2.19
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.22
4.1.22
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.25
4.0.22
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.25
3.9.23
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
3.8.25
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.7.25
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
4.9.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.9
4.9.4
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.9
3.7.26
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
3.8.26
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.9.24
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
4.0.23
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.25
4.1.23
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.25
4.2.20
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.22
4.3.16
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.18
4.4.15
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.17
4.5.14
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.16
4.6.11
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.13
4.7.10
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.12
4.8.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.8.8
4.9.5
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.9
4.9.6
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.9
3.7.27
Fixed in WordPress 3.7.28
3.8.27
Fixed in WordPress 3.8.28
3.9.25
Fixed in WordPress 3.9.26
4.0.24
Fixed in WordPress 4.0.25
4.1.24
Fixed in WordPress 4.1.25
4.2.21
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.22
4.3.17
Fixed in WordPress 4.3.18
4.4.16
Fixed in WordPress 4.4.17
4.5.15
Fixed in WordPress 4.5.16
4.6.12
Fixed in WordPress 4.6.13
4.7.11
Fixed in WordPress 4.7.12
4.8.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.8.8
4.9.7
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.9
4.9.8
Fixed in WordPress 4.9.9
5.0
Fixed in WordPress 5.0.1

References

CVE
CVE-2018-20152
URL
https://wordpress.org/news/2018/12/wordpress-5-0-1-security-release/
URL
https://blog.ripstech.com/2018/wordpress-post-type-privilege-escalation/

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
RIPS Technologies (Simon Scannell)
Submitter
Ryan Dewhurst
Submitter twitter
ethicalhack3r
Verified
No
WPVDB ID
999dba5a-82fb-4717-89c3-6ed723cc7e45

Timeline

Publicly Published
2018-12-13 (about 5 years ago)
Added
2018-12-13 (about 5 years ago)
Last Updated
2020-09-22 (about 3 years ago)

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