Password reset links invalidation issue in WordPress
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).
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2020-11027US | high8.1 | Exploit | ||
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… | ||||
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External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173034/WordPress-Theme-Medic-1.0.0-Weak-Password-Recovery-Mechanism.htmlWEB
- https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-ww7v-jg8c-q6jwADVISORY
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00011.htmlADVISORY
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11027WEB
- https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-4-1/#security-updatesADVISORY
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677ADVISORY
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