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CVE-2020-25286

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-09-13 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

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.

Affected products

• WordPress: before 5.4.2 — fixed in 5.4.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: WordPress 5.4.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/47984
• https://wordpress.org/news/2020/06/wordpress-5-4-2-security-and-maintenance-release/
• https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/47984
• https://wordpress.org/news/2020/06/wordpress-5-4-2-security-and-maintenance-release/

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