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.
Published: 2018-12-14
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 6.8% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1673-1 wordpress security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4401-1 wordpress security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-12720 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.
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Debian Debian Linux
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T11:51:19.307Z

Reserved: 2018-12-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-20151

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-12-14T20:29:00.517

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:00:57.470

Link: CVE-2018-20151

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