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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-28035

WordPress before 5.5.2 allows attackers to gain privileges via XML-RPC.

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CVE-2020-28035
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1 Nov 2026, 05:38 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2020-28035

core-osv · Original source

Published 2 Nov 2020, 21:15 UTC

WordPress before 5.5.2 allows attackers to gain privileges via XML-RPC.

osv:CVE-2020-28035
Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
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    "products": [],
    "severity": "critical",
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