CVE-2020-11027
moderate-risk
Published 2020-04-30
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).
Do I need to act?
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42.6% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 57% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
6
CVSS 6.1/10
Medium
NETWORK
/ HIGH complexity
Affected Products (5)
References (10)
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-ww7v-jg8...
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-ww7v-jg8...
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677
48
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
19/34 · Moderate
Exploitability
17/34 · Moderate
Exposure
12/34 · Low