CVE-2020-11027
published 2020-04-30CVE-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…
PriorityP266high8.1CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRLUINSUCHIHAN
EXPLOIT
EPSS
13.63%
96.0th percentile
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).
Affected
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| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
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| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
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| debian | wordpress | < wordpress 5.4.1+dfsg1-1 (bookworm) | wordpress 5.4.1+dfsg1-1 (bookworm) |
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| wordpress | wordpress | >= 0 < 5.4.1+dfsg1-1 | 5.4.1+dfsg1-1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 0 < 5.4.1+dfsg1-1 | 5.4.1+dfsg1-1 |
Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote
- →A Google dork targeting vulnerable WordPress installations can be used to identify exposed targets; monitor for reconnaissance queries against /wp-includes/class-wp-query.php ↗
- →The exploit abuses the WordPress password reset flow: an attacker with access to the victim's email can reuse a previously issued password reset link even after the user has changed their password. Detect repeated or delayed use of password reset tokens (wp-login.php?action=rp) after a password change event. ↗
- →The exploit script performs an HTTP GET request to the stale password reset link to check if it is still valid (HTTP 200 response). Monitor for GET requests to WordPress password reset URLs (?action=rp&key=...) originating from unusual IPs or after a password change has already occurred. ↗
- ·Exploitation requires the attacker to have access to the victim's email account in order to obtain the password reset link; this is a prerequisite, not a network-reachable condition. ↗
- ·The vulnerability is patched in WordPress 5.4.1 and all listed prior minor releases. Unpatched versions spanning from 3.7.x through 5.4.0 are affected. ↗
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.18.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
nvdv2.05.5MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
osv8.1HIGH
vendor_debian6.1MEDIUM
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OSV
CVE-2020-11027: In affected versions of WordPress, a password reset link emailed to a user does not expire upon changing the user password
osv·2020-04-30·CVSS 8.1
CVE-2020-11027 [HIGH] CVE-2020-11027: In affected versions of WordPress, a password reset link emailed to a user does not expire upon changing the user password
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).
Debian
CVE-2020-11027: wordpress - In affected versions of WordPress, a password reset link emailed to a user does ...
vendor_debian·2020·CVSS 6.1
CVE-2020-11027 [MEDIUM] CVE-2020-11027: wordpress - In affected versions of WordPress, a password reset link emailed to a user does ...
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).
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 5.4.1+dfsg1-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 5.4.1+dfsg1-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 5.4.1+dfsg1-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 5.4.1+dfsg1-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 5.4.1+dfsg1-1)
No detection rules found.
Bugzilla
CVE-2020-11027 wordpress: password reset link does not expire which could resul in credentials disclosure [epel-7]
bugzilla·2020-05-05·CVSS 6.1
CVE-2020-11027 [MEDIUM] CVE-2020-11027 wordpress: password reset link does not expire which could resul in credentials disclosure [epel-7]
CVE-2020-11027 wordpress: password reset link does not expire which could resul in credentials disclosure [epel-7]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of epel-7.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
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Discussion:
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Bugzilla
CVE-2020-11027 wordpress: password reset link does not expire which could resul in credentials disclosure
bugzilla·2020-05-05·CVSS 6.1
CVE-2020-11027 [MEDIUM] CVE-2020-11027 wordpress: password reset link does not expire which could resul in credentials disclosure
CVE-2020-11027 wordpress: password reset link does not expire which could resul in credentials disclosure
An issue have been found in 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).
Upstream Advisory:
https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-ww7v-jg8c-q6jw
Discussion:
Created wordpress tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: epel-6 [bug 1831636]
Affects: epel-7 [bu
Bugzilla
CVE-2020-11027 wordpress: password reset link does not expire which could resul in credentials disclosure [epel-6]
bugzilla·2020-05-05·CVSS 6.1
CVE-2020-11027 [MEDIUM] CVE-2020-11027 wordpress: password reset link does not expire which could resul in credentials disclosure [epel-6]
CVE-2020-11027 wordpress: password reset link does not expire which could resul in credentials disclosure [epel-6]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of epel-6.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
Discussion:
Use th
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173034/WordPress-Theme-Medic-1.0.0-Weak-Password-Recovery-Mechanism.htmlhttps://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-ww7v-jg8c-q6jwhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00011.htmlhttps://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-4-1/#security-updateshttps://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173034/WordPress-Theme-Medic-1.0.0-Weak-Password-Recovery-Mechanism.htmlhttps://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-ww7v-jg8c-q6jwhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00011.htmlhttps://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-4-1/#security-updateshttps://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677
2020-04-30
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