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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2020-11030

In affected versions of WordPress, a special payload can be crafted that can lead to scripts getting executed within the search block of the block editor. This requires an authenticated user with the ability to add content. 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).

Products
wordpress
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
5.4.1+dfsg1-1
CVEs
CVE-2020-11030
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 12:55 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2020-11030

core-osv · Original source

Published 30 Apr 2020, 23:15 UTC

In affected versions of WordPress, a special payload can be crafted that can lead to scripts getting executed within the search block of the block editor. This requires an authenticated user with the ability to add content. 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:DEBIAN-CVE-2020-11030

wordpress

Fixed versions: 5.4.1+dfsg1-1

wordpress

Fixed versions: 5.4.1+dfsg1-1

wordpress

Fixed versions: 5.4.1+dfsg1-1

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-11030",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "DEBIAN-CVE-2020-11030",
    "summary": "In affected versions of WordPress, a special payload can be crafted that can lead to scripts getting executed within the search block of the block editor. This requires an authenticated user with the ability to add content. 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:DEBIAN-CVE-2020-11030",
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      {
        "name": {
          "value": "wordpress",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
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            "value": "5.4.1+dfsg1-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
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          },
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          ],
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            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/wordpress?arch=source&distro=forky",
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          },
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            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-11030.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "not yet assigned"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-26T12:01:17.871335543Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
        "CVE-2020-11030"
      ],
      "references": [
        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-11030"
      ]
    },
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 451552,
  "published_at": "2020-04-30T23:15:11.823+00:00"
}