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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-25286

In wp-includes/comment-template.php in WordPress before 5.4.2, comments from a post or page could sometimes be seen in the latest comments even if the post or page was not public.

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CVE-2020-25286
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1 Nov 2026, 06:16 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2020-25286

core-osv · Original source

Published 13 Sept 2020, 18:15 UTC

In wp-includes/comment-template.php in WordPress before 5.4.2, comments from a post or page could sometimes be seen in the latest comments even if the post or page was not public.

osv:CVE-2020-25286
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-25286",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "CVE-2020-25286",
    "summary": "In wp-includes/comment-template.php in WordPress before 5.4.2, comments from a post or page could sometimes be seen in the latest comments even if the post or page was not public.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2020-25286",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
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        }
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      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:37.558756240Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://wordpress.org/news/2020/06/wordpress-5-4-2-security-and-maintenance-release/",
        "https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/47984"
      ],
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 434250,
  "published_at": "2020-09-13T18:15:10.053+00:00"
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