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CVE-2020-28039

CRITWordPress
score
<0.1
cvss
9.1
epss
4.1%
published
2020-11-02
kev added
—
first seen

WordPress before 5.5.2 contains an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability in is_protected_meta in wp-includes/meta.php caused by improper determination of protected meta keys, letting attackers delete arbitrary files, exploit requires authenticated access.

Timeline

How this CVE moved toward exploitation. Chart: last 30 days — trend score, EPSS, community mentions per day; hover the event lane.

events2020-11-02 — PublishedP2026-10-21 — Tracked by OnyxTscore2026-10-21: score <0.1<0.1epss2026-09-22: epss 4.1%2026-09-23: epss 4.1%2026-09-24: epss 4.1%2026-09-25: epss 4.1%2026-09-26: epss 4.1%2026-09-27: epss 4.1%2026-09-28: epss 4.1%2026-09-29: epss 4.1%2026-09-30: epss 4.1%2026-10-01: epss 4.1%2026-10-02: epss 4.1%2026-10-03: epss 4.1%2026-10-04: epss 4.1%2026-10-05: epss 4.1%2026-10-06: epss 4.1%2026-10-07: epss 4.1%2026-10-08: epss 4.1%2026-10-09: epss 4.1%2026-10-10: epss 4.1%2026-10-11: epss 4.1%2026-10-12: epss 4.1%2026-10-13: epss 4.1%2026-10-14: epss 4.1%2026-10-15: epss 4.1%2026-10-16: epss 4.1%2026-10-18: epss 4.1%2026-10-19: epss 4.1%2026-10-20: epss 4.1%2026-10-21: epss 4.1%4.1%mentions/day0no mentions in 30 days2026-09-22today
  1. Published
  2. Tracked by Onyx

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

References 8