What is CVE-2020-36176?

CVE-2020-36176 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ithemes Security, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-01-06.

How severe is CVE-2020-36176?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-36176 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Ithemes Security

CVE-2020-36176

The iThemes Security (formerly Better WP Security) plugin before 7.7.0 for WordPress does not enforce a new-password requirement for an existing account until the second login occurs.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.013 (67.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Ithemes Ithemes_security
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

cve@mitre.org (Product, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-36176?: CVE-2020-36176 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ithemes Security, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-01-06.
How severe is CVE-2020-36176?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-36176 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.