{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2020-4047","details":"In affected versions of WordPress, authenticated users with upload permissions (like authors) are able to inject JavaScript into some media file attachment pages in a certain way. This can lead to script execution in the context of a higher privileged user when the file is viewed by them. This has been patched in version 5.4.2, along with all the previously affected versions via a minor release (5.3.4, 5.2.7, 5.1.6, 5.0.10, 4.9.15, 4.8.14, 4.7.18, 4.6.19, 4.5.22, 4.4.23, 4.3.24, 4.2.28, 4.1.31, 4.0.31, 3.9.32, 3.8.34, 3.7.34).","modified":"2025-10-24T04:48:16Z","published":"2020-06-12T16:15:00Z","upstream":["CVE-2020-4047"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-4047"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/47948"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-8q2w-5m27-wm27"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/0977c0d6b241479ecedfe19e96be69f727c3f81f"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://wordpress.org/news/2020/06/wordpress-5-4-2-security-and-maintenance-release/"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-4047"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"wordpress","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/wordpress@4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["4.3+dfsg-1","4.3.1+dfsg-1","4.4+dfsg-1","4.4.1+dfsg-1","4.4.2+dfsg-1","4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"wordpress","binary_version":"4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"wordpress-l10n","binary_version":"4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"wordpress-theme-twentyfifteen","binary_version":"4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"wordpress-theme-twentyfourteen","binary_version":"4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"wordpress-theme-twentysixteen","binary_version":"4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-4047.json"}},{"package":{"name":"wordpress","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:18.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/wordpress@4.9.5+dfsg1-1?arch=source&distro=bionic"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["4.8.2+dfsg-2","4.8.3+dfsg-1","4.9.1+dfsg-1","4.9.2+dfsg-1","4.9.4+dfsg-1","4.9.5+dfsg1-1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"wordpress","binary_version":"4.9.5+dfsg1-1"},{"binary_name":"wordpress-l10n","binary_version":"4.9.5+dfsg1-1"},{"binary_name":"wordpress-theme-twentyfifteen","binary_version":"4.9.5+dfsg1-1"},{"binary_name":"wordpress-theme-twentyseventeen","binary_version":"4.9.5+dfsg1-1"},{"binary_name":"wordpress-theme-twentysixteen","binary_version":"4.9.5+dfsg1-1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-4047.json"}},{"package":{"name":"wordpress","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:20.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/wordpress@5.3.2+dfsg1-1ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=focal"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["5.2.2+dfsg1-1","5.2.4+dfsg1-1","5.3.2+dfsg1-1","5.3.2+dfsg1-1ubuntu1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"wordpress","binary_version":"5.3.2+dfsg1-1ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"wordpress-l10n","binary_version":"5.3.2+dfsg1-1ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"wordpress-theme-twentynineteen","binary_version":"5.3.2+dfsg1-1ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"wordpress-theme-twentyseventeen","binary_version":"5.3.2+dfsg1-1ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"wordpress-theme-twentysixteen","binary_version":"5.3.2+dfsg1-1ubuntu1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-4047.json"}},{"package":{"name":"wordpress","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:22.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/wordpress@5.8.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=jammy"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["5.7.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu1","5.8.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu1","5.8.2+dfsg1-1ubuntu1","5.8.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1","5.8.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1.1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"wordpress","binary_version":"5.8.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1.1"},{"binary_name":"wordpress-l10n","binary_version":"5.8.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1.1"},{"binary_name":"wordpress-theme-twentynineteen","binary_version":"5.8.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1.1"},{"binary_name":"wordpress-theme-twentytwenty","binary_version":"5.8.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1.1"},{"binary_name":"wordpress-theme-twentytwentyone","binary_version":"5.8.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-4047.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N"},{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}