CVE-2020-8772

Q: How do I fix CVE-2020-8772?

Upgrade infinitewp client to 1.9.4.5 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2020-8772 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2020-8772 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 88.0% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 100% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2020-8772?

CVE-2020-8772 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2020-8772 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for infinitewp client (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

CRITICALEPSS 100th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The InfiniteWP Client plugin before 1.9.4.5 for WordPress has a missing authorization check in iwp_mmb_set_request in init.php. Any attacker who knows the username of an administrator can log in.

CWE-862Missing Authorization

How to fix

Remediation Available

infinitewp clientNVD

Affected:< 1.9.4.5Fixed in:1.9.4.5CVE-2020-8772derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

88.05%probability of exploitation in 30 days

100thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

webarxsecurity.com

Third-Party Advisory1

wpvulndb.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2021-39226	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-0543	Critical	10.0	99%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-21978	Critical	9.8	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-52163	High	8.8	97%	KEV	-
CVE-2022-1329	High	8.8	93%	-	-
CVE-2023-6875	Critical	9.8	90%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2020-8772?

Upgrade infinitewp client to 1.9.4.5 or later.

Is CVE-2020-8772 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2020-8772 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 88.0% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 100% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2020-8772?

CVE-2020-8772 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2020-8772 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for infinitewp client (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.