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CVE-2020-11027

HighPublished

Password reset links invalidation issue in WordPress

Published: Apr 30, 2020
Updated: Aug 4, 2024
Assigning CNA: GitHub_M
Evidence observed: Jun 19, 2023

Primary CVSS

8.1/ 10High

nvd · CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS probability estimate

13.6%

Moderate · next 30 days

Percentile: 96.4%
Model date: Sep 21, 2026

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Summary

In affected versions of WordPress, a password reset link emailed to a user does not expire upon changing the user password. Access would be needed to the email account of the user by a malicious party for successful execution. 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).

Sources

WordPress Theme Medic v1.0.0 - Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten PasswordExploit
Amirhossein Bahramizadeh · php · Jun 19, 2023

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