GitHub, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

GitHub, Inc. CWE-79

In WordPress versions from 3.7 to 5.3.0, authenticated users who do not have the rights to publish a post are able to mark posts as sticky or unsticky via the REST API. For example, the contributor role does not have such rights, but this allowed them to bypass that. This has been patched in WordPress 5.3.1, along with all the previous WordPress versions from 3.7 to 5.3 via a minor release. Automatic updates are enabled by default for minor releases and we strongly recommend that you keep them enabled.

** REJECT ** DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: CVE-2019-20043. Reason: This candidate is a duplicate of CVE-2019-20043. Notes: All CVE users should reference CVE-2019-20043 instead of this candidate. All references and descriptions in this candidate have been removed to prevent accidental usage.

https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/commit/1d1d5be7aa94608c04516cac4238e8c22b93c1d9 [Patch, Third Party Advisory]

https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-g7rg-hchx-c2gw [Third Party Advisory]

https://wordpress.org/news/2019/12/wordpress-5-3-1-security-and-maintenance-release/ [Vendor Advisory]

https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9973 [Third Party Advisory]