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CVE-2018-20151

HIGH 7.5 CVSS 3.0
Published
December 14, 2018
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
cve@mitre.org
Weakness
CWE-200
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Description

In WordPress before 4.9.9 and 5.x before 5.0.1, the user-activation page could be read by a search engine's web crawler if an unusual configuration were chosen. The search engine could then index and display a user's e-mail address and (rarely) the password that was generated by default.

Affected WordPress components

  • WordPress core
    Confirmed match
    Before 4.9.9; From 5.0 (including) to 5.0.1 (excluding)

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • n/a n/a — Versions not specified
  • wordpress wordpress — Before 4.9.9
  • wordpress wordpress — From 5.0 (including) to 5.0.1 (excluding)

References

  • www.securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106220 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • codex.wordpress.org https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.9 Product, Vendor Advisory
  • lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00019.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
  • wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/news/2018/12/wordpress-5-0-1-security-release/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
  • wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-0-1/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
  • wpvulndb.com https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9174 Vendor Advisory
  • www.debian.org https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4401 Third Party Advisory
  • www.zdnet.com https://www.zdnet.com/article/wordpress-plugs-bug-that-led-to-google-indexing-some-user-passwords/ Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record