CVE-2020-11027 MEDIUM

CVE-2020-11027: Password reset links invalidation issue in WordPress

Vendor Wordpress
Product WordPress
Weakness CWE-672
Published April 30, 2020
Last update August 4, 2024

CVSS base score

6.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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).

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 30, 2020 CVE published
August 4, 2024 Record updated