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CVE-2020-11027

Password reset links invalidation issue in WordPress

Severity Score

8.1
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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).

En las versiones afectadas de WordPress, un enlace de restablecimiento de contraseña enviado por correo electrónico a un usuario no caduca tras cambiar la contraseña del usuario. Se necesitaría el acceso a la cuenta de correo electrónico del usuario por una parte maliciosa para una ejecución con éxito. Esto ha sido corregido en la versión 5.4.1, junto con todas las versiones afectadas anteriormente por medio de una versión menor (versiones 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).

WordPress Theme Medic theme version 1.0.0 suffers from having a weak password recovery mechanism for the forgot password flow.

*Credits: Muaz Bin Abdus Sattar,Jannes
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2020-03-30 CVE Reserved
  • 2020-04-29 CVE Published
  • 2023-06-19 First Exploit
  • 2024-02-18 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-640: Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password
  • CWE-672: Operation on a Resource after Expiration or Release
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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8.0
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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9.0
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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10.0
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Wordpress
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Wordpress
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>= 3.7 < 3.7.33
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Wordpress
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Wordpress
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>= 3.8 < 3.8.33
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Wordpress
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Wordpress
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>= 3.9 < 3.9.31
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Wordpress
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Wordpress
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>= 4.0 < 4.0.30
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Wordpress
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Wordpress
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>= 4.1 < 4.1.30
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Wordpress
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Wordpress
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>= 4.2 < 4.2.27
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Wordpress
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Wordpress
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>= 4.3 < 4.3.23
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Wordpress
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Wordpress
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>= 4.4 < 4.4.22
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Wordpress
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Wordpress
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>= 4.5 < 4.5.21
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Wordpress
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Wordpress
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>= 4.6 < 4.6.18
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Wordpress
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Wordpress
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>= 4.7 < 4.7.17
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Wordpress
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Wordpress
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>= 4.8 < 4.8.13
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Wordpress
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Wordpress
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>= 4.9 < 4.9.14
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Wordpress
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Wordpress
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>= 5.0 < 5.0.9
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Wordpress
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Wordpress
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>= 5.1 < 5.1.5
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Wordpress
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Wordpress
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>= 5.2 < 5.2.6
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Wordpress
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Wordpress
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>= 5.3 < 5.3.3
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Wordpress
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Wordpress
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5.4
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