{
    "id": "CVE-2020-28037",
    "published": "2020-11-02 21:15:30",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 03:10:02",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-754",
    "description": "is_blog_installed in wp-includes/functions.php in WordPress before 5.5.2 improperly determines whether WordPress is already installed, which might allow an attacker to perform a new installation, leading to remote code execution (as well as a denial of service for the old installation).",
    "epss_score": "0.08069",
    "epss_percentile": "0.94640",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-05 18:17:23",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 3,
        "label": "In your normal cycle",
        "why": "Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "debian",
            "product": "debian_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "fedoraproject",
            "product": "fedora"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "wordpress",
            "product": "wordpress"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/2ca15d1e5ce70493c5c0c096ca0c76503d6da07c",
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00004.html",
        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CHHVNK2WYAM3ZTCXTFSEIT56IKLVJHU3/",
        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VAVVYJKA2I6CRQUINECDPBGWMQDEG244/",
        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VUXVUAKL2HL4QYJEPHBNVQQWRMFMII2Y/",
        "https://wordpress.org/news/2020/10/wordpress-5-5-2-security-and-maintenance-release/",
        "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10450",
        "https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4784",
        "https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/2ca15d1e5ce70493c5c0c096ca0c76503d6da07c",
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00004.html",
        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CHHVNK2WYAM3ZTCXTFSEIT56IKLVJHU3/",
        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VAVVYJKA2I6CRQUINECDPBGWMQDEG244/",
        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VUXVUAKL2HL4QYJEPHBNVQQWRMFMII2Y/",
        "https://wordpress.org/news/2020/10/wordpress-5-5-2-security-and-maintenance-release/",
        "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10450",
        "https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4784"
    ]
}