What is CVE-2020-11027?

CVE-2020-11027 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wordpress, classified under Operation on a Resource after Expiration or Release. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-04-30.

How severe is CVE-2020-11027?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-11027 known to be exploited?

8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Wordpress

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 bee…

EPSS: 0.426 (97.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Wordpress — versions >= 5.4.0, < 5.4.1, >= 5.3.0, < 5.3.3, >= 5.2.0, < 5.2.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-672 — Operation on a Resource after Expiration or Release

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-11027?: CVE-2020-11027 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wordpress, classified under Operation on a Resource after Expiration or Release. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-04-30.
How severe is CVE-2020-11027?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-11027 known to be exploited?: 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.