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CVE-2020-11027

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).

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.1, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network but requires specific conditions to be met though user interaction is required and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), for affected systems. Impacting 2 products from debian, from wordpress organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2020, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2020-04-30T23:15:11.607

Last Modified

2024-11-21T04:56:37.223

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 6.1 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses

Type: Secondary
CWE-672
Type: Primary
CWE-640

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	8.0	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	9.0	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	10.0	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	< 3.7.33	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	< 3.8.33	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	< 3.9.31	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	< 4.0.30	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	< 4.1.30	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	< 4.2.27	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	< 4.3.23	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	< 4.4.22	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	< 4.5.21	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	< 4.6.18	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	< 4.7.17	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	< 4.8.13	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	< 4.9.14	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	< 5.0.9	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	< 5.1.5	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	< 5.2.6	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	< 5.3.3	Yes
Application	wordpress	wordpress	5.4	Yes

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173034/WordPress-Theme-Medic-1.0.0-Weak-Password-Recovery-Mechanism.html ([email protected])
https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-ww7v-jg8c-q6jw Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00011.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-4-1/#security-updates Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173034/WordPress-Theme-Medic-1.0.0-Weak-Password-Recovery-Mechanism.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-ww7v-jg8c-q6jw Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00011.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-4-1/#security-updates Release Notes, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For debian's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.