CVE-2020-11027
"WordPress Password Reset Link Unexpire Vulnerability"
Description
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).
INFO
Published Date :
April 30, 2020, 11:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
June 20, 2023, 4:15 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.2
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2020-11027 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2020-11027.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173034/WordPress-Theme-Medic-1.0.0-Weak-Password-Recovery-Mechanism.html | |
| https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-ww7v-jg8c-q6jw | Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00011.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-4-1/#security-updates | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677 | Third Party Advisory |
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2020-11027 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2020-11027 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 20, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173034/WordPress-Theme-Medic-1.0.0-Weak-Password-Recovery-Mechanism.html [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 01, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00011.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00011.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Removed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.4.1 Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.7 up to (excluding) 3.7.33 *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.8 up to (excluding) 3.8.33 *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.9 up to (excluding) 3.9.31 *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.0 up to (excluding) 4.0.30 *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.1 up to (excluding) 4.1.30 *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.2 up to (excluding) 4.2.27 *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.3 up to (excluding) 4.3.23 *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.4 up to (excluding) 4.4.22 *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.5 up to (excluding) 4.5.21 *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.6 up to (excluding) 4.6.18 *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.7 up to (excluding) 4.7.17 *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.8 up to (excluding) 4.8.13 *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.9 up to (excluding) 4.9.14 *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.0 up to (excluding) 5.0.9 *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.1 up to (excluding) 5.1.5 *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.2 up to (excluding) 5.2.6 *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.3 up to (excluding) 5.3.3 *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 18, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 11, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00011.html [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 07, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Changed Reference Type https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-ww7v-jg8c-q6jw No Types Assigned https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-ww7v-jg8c-q6jw Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-4-1/#security-updates No Types Assigned https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-4-1/#security-updates Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677 Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-640 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.4.1 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 06, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-11027 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-11027
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
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0.80 }} 0.06%
score
0.81101
percentile