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Case File

CVE-2020-28037

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 8.07% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-11-02 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

AI analysis pending.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
remote code execution code execution
GitHub PoC Links
github.com ↗

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CVE
CVE-2020-28037
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
8.07%
WordPress

Original NVD Description

is_blog_installed in wp-includes/functions.php in WordPress before 5.5.2 improperly determines whether WordPress is already installed, which might allow an attacker to perform a new installation, leading to remote code execution (as well as a denial of service for the old installation).