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CVE-2020-36724

Wordable <= 3.1.1 - Authentication Bypass

Severity Score

9.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions

The Wordable plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 3.1.1. This is due to the use of a user supplied hashing algorithm passed to the hash_hmac() function and the use of a loose comparison on the hash which allows an attacker to trick the function into thinking it has a valid hash. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to gain administrator privileges.

*Credits: Jerome Bruandet
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Attend
Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Tech. Impact
Total
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2020-01-28 CVE Published
  • 2023-06-06 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-12-28 CVE Updated
  • 2024-12-28 First Exploit
  • 2025-01-12 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-288: Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
  • CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Wordable
Search vendor "Wordable"
 Wordable
Search vendor "Wordable" for product "Wordable"
 <= 3.1.1
Search vendor "Wordable" for product "Wordable" and version " <= 3.1.1"
wordpress
Affected