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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-11028

In affected versions of WordPress, some private posts, which were previously public, can result in unauthenticated disclosure under a specific set of conditions. This has been patched in version 5.4.1, along with all the previously affected versions via a minor release (5.3.3, 5.2.6, 5.1.5, 5.0.9, 4.9.14, 4.8.13, 4.7.17, 4.6.18, 4.5.21, 4.4.22, 4.3.23, 4.2.27, 4.1.30, 4.0.30, 3.9.31, 3.8.33, 3.7.33).

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CVE-2020-11028
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1 Nov 2026, 08:37 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2020-11028

core-osv · Original source

Published 30 Apr 2020, 23:15 UTC

In affected versions of WordPress, some private posts, which were previously public, can result in unauthenticated disclosure under a specific set of conditions. This has been patched in version 5.4.1, along with all the previously affected versions via a minor release (5.3.3, 5.2.6, 5.1.5, 5.0.9, 4.9.14, 4.8.13, 4.7.17, 4.6.18, 4.5.21, 4.4.22, 4.3.23, 4.2.27, 4.1.30, 4.0.30, 3.9.31, 3.8.33, 3.7.33).

osv:CVE-2020-11028
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-11028",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "CVE-2020-11028",
    "summary": "In affected versions of WordPress, some private posts, which were previously public, can result in unauthenticated disclosure under a specific set of conditions. This has been patched in version 5.4.1, along with all the previously affected versions via a minor release (5.3.3, 5.2.6, 5.1.5, 5.0.9, 4.9.14, 4.8.13, 4.7.17, 4.6.18, 4.5.21, 4.4.22, 4.3.23, 4.2.27, 4.1.30, 4.0.30, 3.9.31, 3.8.33, 3.7.33).",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2020-11028",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
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        "BIT-wordpress-2020-11028",
        "BIT-wordpress-multisite-2020-11028",
        "CVE-2020-11028",
        "GHSA-xhx9-759f-6p2w"
      ],
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        }
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