CVE-2020-37255

Summary

WordPress Time Capsule Plugin 1.21.16 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to gain administrative access by sending a crafted POST request with the IWP_JSON_PREFIX header. Attackers can exploit this flaw to obtain valid administrator session cookies and access the WordPress dashboard without providing credentials.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

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

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

• SSVC:
• Exploitation: poc
  • Automatable: yes
  • Technical Impact: partial

References

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47941
• https://wptimecapsule.com/
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wordpress-time-capsule-plugin-authentication-bypass

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