WordPress <= 5.5.1 is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Deletion

Patch priority: low
Resolve by 28 November, 2020 Low priority
5.4
Medium severity CVSS 3.1 score

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Solution

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Update the WordPress to the latest available version (at least 5.5.2).

Slavco Mihajloski (mslavco) discovered and reported this Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability in WordPress. This could allow a malicious actor to delete files from your website. If core files are deleted from your website, it could cause your site to break and stop functioning. This vulnerability has been fixed in version 5.5.2.

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