CVE-2020-11027
Password reset links invalidation issue in WordPress
HIGH 8.1EPSS 13.6%
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).
- Affected
- WordPress
- CVSS v3.1 NVD
- 8.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS v3.1 GITHUB
- 6.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS v2.0 NVD
- 5.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N - EPSS
- 13.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 96th percentile
- Published
- 2020-04-30
- Updated
- 2024-08-04
ExploitDB entries (1)
Security advisories
- https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-4-1/#security-updates
- WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-ww7v-jg8c-q6jw
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00011.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677