CVE-2020-11027

Summary

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 Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
WordPressWordPress>= 5.4.0, < 5.4.1affected
WordPressWordPress>= 5.3.0, < 5.3.3affected
WordPressWordPress>= 5.2.0, < 5.2.6affected
WordPressWordPress>= 5.1.0, < 5.1.5affected
WordPressWordPress>= 5.0.0, < 5.0.9affected
WordPressWordPress>= 4.9.0, < 4.9.14affected
WordPressWordPress>= 4.8.0, < 4.8.13affected
WordPressWordPress>= 4.7.0, < 4.7.17affected
WordPressWordPress>= 4.6.0, < 4.6.18affected
WordPressWordPress>= 4.5.0, < 4.5.21affected
WordPressWordPress>= 4.4.0, < 4.4.22affected
WordPressWordPress>= 4.3.0, < 4.3.23affected
WordPressWordPress>= 4.2.0, < 4.2.27affected
WordPressWordPress>= 4.1.0, < 4.1.30affected
WordPressWordPress>= 4.0.0, < 4.0.30affected
WordPressWordPress>= 3.9.0, < 3.9.31affected
WordPressWordPress>= 3.8.0, < 3.8.33affected
WordPressWordPress>= 3.7.0, < 3.7.33affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-672: CWE-672: Operation on a Resource after Expiration or Release

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

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