Headline
CVE-2020-11029: WordPress: Cross-site scripting in stats method (object cache)
In affected versions of WordPress, a vulnerability in the stats() method of class-wp-object-cache.php can be exploited to execute cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. 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, 4.2.27, 4.1.30, 4.0.30, 3.9.31, 3.8.33, 3.7.33).
Impact
A vulnerability in the stats() method of class-wp-object-cache.php can be exploited to execute cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
Patches
This has been patched in WordPress 5.4.1, along with all the previously affected versions via a minor release. Automatic updates are enabled by default for minor releases and we strongly recommend that you keep them enabled.
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