CVE-2020-4050
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2020
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
set-screen-option filter misuse by plugins leading to privilege escalation in WordPress
In affected versions of WordPress, misuse of the `set-screen-option` filter's return value allows arbitrary user meta fields to be saved. It does require an admin to install a plugin that would misuse the filter. Once installed, it can be leveraged by low privileged users. This has been patched in version 5.4.2, along with all the previously affected versions via a minor release (5.3.4, 5.2.7, 5.1.6, 5.0.10, 4.9.15, 4.8.14, 4.7.18, 4.6.19, 4.5.22, 4.4.23, 4.3.24, 4.2.28, 4.1.31, 4.0.31, 3.9.32, 3.8.34, 3.7.34).
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
wordpress-develop
- Vendor
- WordPress
- Product
- wordpress-develop
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
Unknown
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 5.4.0, < 5.4.2 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| >= 5.3.0, < 5.3.4 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| >= 5.2.0, < 5.2.7 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| >= 5.1.0, < 5.1.6 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.10 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| >= 4.9.0, < 4.9.15 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| >= 4.8.0, < 4.8.14 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| >= 4.7.0, < 4.7.18 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| >= 4.6.0, < 4.6.19 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| >= 4.5.0, < 4.5.22 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| >= 4.4.0, < 4.4.23 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| >= 4.3.0, < 4.3.24 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| >= 4.2.0, < 4.2.28 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| >= 4.1.0, < 4.1.31 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.31 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| >= 3.9.0, < 3.9.32 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| >= 3.8.0, < 3.8.34 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| >= 3.7.0, < 3.7.34 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |