WordPress <= 5.7.1 - Object injection in PHPMailer vulnerability

wordpress

Software

WordPress

Vulnerable Versions

<= 5.7.1, 3.7-5.7

Fixed in version

5.7.2

CVE

CVE-2020-36326, 2018-19296

References

Vulnerability details #2
Vulnerability details #1
CVE #2
CVE #1
Release information

Credits

WordPress Security Team

Classification

PHP Object Injection

OWASP Top 10

A9: Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities

Disclosure Date

2021-05-13

CVSS 3.0 score

9.8

Critical

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Details

Object injection in PHPMailer vulnerability discovered in WordPress (one security issue affecting WordPress versions between 3.7 and 5.7).

Solution

Update the WordPress to the latest available version (at least 5.7.2). All WordPress versions since 3.7 have also been updated to fix the following security issue.

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Vulnerability Database

WordPress <= 5.7.1 - Object injection in PHPMailer vulnerability

wordpress

Software

WordPress

Vulnerable Versions

<= 5.7.1, 3.7-5.7

Fixed in version

5.7.2

CVE

CVE-2020-36326, 2018-19296

References

Vulnerability details #2
Vulnerability details #1
CVE #2
CVE #1
Release information

Credits

WordPress Security Team

Classification

PHP Object Injection

OWASP Top 10

A9: Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities

Disclosure Date

2021-05-13

CVSS 3.0 score

9.8

Plugin does not exist, is not supported or discontinued.

Are your websites subject to this vulnerability?

Details

Object injection in PHPMailer vulnerability discovered in WordPress (one security issue affecting WordPress versions between 3.7 and 5.7).

Solution

Update the WordPress to the latest available version (at least 5.7.2). All WordPress versions since 3.7 have also been updated to fix the following security issue.

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Solutions

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Vulnerability Database

WordPress <= 5.7.1 - Object injection in PHPMailer vulnerability

wordpress

Software

WordPress

Vulnerable Versions

<= 5.7.1, 3.7-5.7

Fixed in version

5.7.2

CVE

CVE-2020-36326, 2018-19296

References

Vulnerability details #2 Vulnerability details #1 CVE #2 CVE #1 Release information

Credits

WordPress Security Team

Classification

PHP Object Injection

OWASP Top 10

A9: Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities

Disclosure Date

2021-05-13

CVSS 3.0 score

9.8

Plugin does not exist, is not supported or discontinued.

Are your websites subject to this vulnerability?

Details

Object injection in PHPMailer vulnerability discovered in WordPress (one security issue affecting WordPress versions between 3.7 and 5.7).

Solution

Update the WordPress to the latest available version (at least 5.7.2). All WordPress versions since 3.7 have also been updated to fix the following security issue.

Found a vulnerability that puts your sites at risk?

Found a vulnerability? Help us secure the web and join our community of ethical hackers.

Are you the developer of this software? Hire our researchers for a thorough security audit.

Solutions

Patchstack

© 2022 Patchstack

© 2021 Patchstack

Vulnerability details #2
Vulnerability details #1
CVE #2
CVE #1
Release information