CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2020-11027

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).

5.5 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 8 / Impact : 4.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

Scope

8.1 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-4-1/#security-updates Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-ww7v-jg8c-q6jw Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677 Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00011.html
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2020-04-30 11:15

Updated : 2020-08-18 03:05

NVD link : CVE-2020-11027

Mitre link : CVE-2020-11027

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-640

Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password