WordPress core
CVE-2020-11025
Authenticated cross-site scripting (XSS) in WordPress Customizer
- Severity
- Medium 5.4
- Published
- 30 Apr 2020
- Last changed
- 17 Jun 2026
- Added to UpHeron
- 17 Oct 2026
- Fixed in
- 5.4.1
- Also known as
- GHSA-4mhg-j6fx-5g3c
- Sources
- NVD, WordPress
Description
In affected versions of WordPress, a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the navigation section of Customizer allows JavaScript code to be executed. Exploitation requires an authenticated user. 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,…
Affected software
| Software | Affected versions |
|---|---|
WordPressWordPress core · cpe:a:wordpress:wordpress |
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References
- NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11025
- CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-11025
- GitHub Advisory Database https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4mhg-j6fx-5g3c
- WordPress security advisory https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-4mhg-j6fx-5g3c