CVE-2020-11027
MEDIUMEPSS 96th pctlDescription
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).
How to fix
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CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 96% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
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| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-23638 | Medium | 6.5 | 60% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2019-17638 | Critical | 9.4 | 11% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2009-3547 | High | 7.0 | 4.9% | - | - |
| CVE-2019-15691 | High | 7.2 | 4.7% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2020-24030 | Critical | 9.8 | 2.7% | - | - |
| CVE-2021-37204 | High | 7.5 | 2.2% | - | Fix |
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