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 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).

Published 2020-04-30 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.136 (96.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.136 · newest: 0.136 · change: 0.000

Affected products

WordPress — versions >= 4.2.0, < 4.2.27, >= 5.3.0, < 5.3.3, >= 3.8.0, < 3.8.33
Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0, 10.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-4-1/ (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-ww7v-jg8c-q6jw (Third Party Advisory)
www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00011.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/173034/WordPress-Theme-Medic-1.0.0-Weak-Password-…

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.