CVE-2020-8771

high-risk
Published 2020-02-06

The Time Capsule plugin before 1.21.16 for WordPress has an authentication bypass. Any request containing IWP_JSON_PREFIX causes the client to be logged in as the first account on the list of administrator accounts.

Do I need to act?

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89.2% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 11% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Wptimecapsule

References (4)

Third Party Advisory https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10010
Exploit https://www.webarxsecurity.com/vulnerability-infinitewp-client-wp-time-capsule/
Third Party Advisory https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10010
Exploit https://www.webarxsecurity.com/vulnerability-infinitewp-client-wp-time-capsule/
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 20/34 · Moderate
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal