CVE-2020-36724

Summary

The Wordable plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 3.1.1. This is due to the use of a user supplied hashing algorithm passed to the hash_hmac() function and the use of a loose comparison on the hash which allows an attacker to trick the function into thinking it has a valid hash. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to gain administrator privileges.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

• CWE-288: CWE-288 Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/be1ab218-37bd-407a-8cb9-66f761849c21?source=cve
• https://blog.nintechnet.com/wordpress-plugins-and-themes-vulnerabilities-roundup/
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2234193/wordable/trunk/wordable.php

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

• SSVC:
• Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: yes
  • Technical Impact: total

References

• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/be1ab218-37bd-407a-8cb9-66f761849c21?source=cve
• https://blog.nintechnet.com/wordpress-plugins-and-themes-vulnerabilities-roundup/
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2234193/wordable/trunk/wordable.php

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