FKIE_CVE-2018-20151

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2018-12-14 20:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:52
Severity
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Summary
In WordPress before 4.9.9 and 5.x before 5.0.1, the user-activation page could be read by a search engine's web crawler if an unusual configuration were chosen. The search engine could then index and display a user's e-mail address and (rarely) the password that was generated by default.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106220Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.9Product, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00019.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://wordpress.org/news/2018/12/wordpress-5-0-1-security-release/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-0-1/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9174Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4401Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.zdnet.com/article/wordpress-plugs-bug-that-led-to-google-indexing-some-user-passwords/Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106220Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.9.9Product, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00019.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wordpress.org/news/2018/12/wordpress-5-0-1-security-release/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-0-1/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9174Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4401Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.zdnet.com/article/wordpress-plugs-bug-that-led-to-google-indexing-some-user-passwords/Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
wordpress wordpress *
wordpress wordpress *
debian debian_linux 8.0
debian debian_linux 9.0
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      "value": "In WordPress before 4.9.9 and 5.x before 5.0.1, the user-activation page could be read by a search engine\u0027s web crawler if an unusual configuration were chosen. The search engine could then index and display a user\u0027s e-mail address and (rarely) the password that was generated by default."
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T01:52:21.150",
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