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TI-2020-08901 Aliases CVE-2020-11027

Password reset links invalidation issue in WordPress

Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-672Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-640.

Summary

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).

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.13625 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed WordPress (WordPress): 5.4.1, 5.3.3, 5.2.6 +15

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
WordPressWordPress5.4.0 to before 5.4.1; 5.3.0 to before 5.3.3; 5.2.0 to before 5.2.6; 5.1.0 to before 5.1.5; 5.0.0 to before 5.0.9; 4.9.0 to before 4.9.14; 4.8.0 to before 4.8.13; 4.7.0 to before 4.7.17; 4.6.0 to before 4.6.18; 4.5.0 to before 4.5.21; 4.4.0 to before 4.4.22; 4.3.0 to before 4.3.23; 4.2.0 to before 4.2.27; 4.1.0 to before 4.1.30; 4.0.0 to before 4.0.30; 3.9.0 to before 3.9.31; 3.8.0 to before 3.8.33; 3.7.0 to before 3.7.335.4.1, 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, 3.7.33Patch availableCNA
  • WordPress VendorWordPress Affected 5.4.0 to before 5.4.1; 5.3.0 to before 5.3.3; 5.2.0 to before 5.2.6; 5.1.0 to before 5.1.5; 5.0.0 to before 5.0.9; 4.9.0 to before 4.9.14; 4.8.0 to before 4.8.13; 4.7.0 to before 4.7.17; 4.6.0 to before 4.6.18; 4.5.0 to before 4.5.21; 4.4.0 to before 4.4.22; 4.3.0 to before 4.3.23; 4.2.0 to before 4.2.27; 4.1.0 to before 4.1.30; 4.0.0 to before 4.0.30; 3.9.0 to before 3.9.31; 3.8.0 to before 3.8.33; 3.7.0 to before 3.7.33 Fixed in 5.4.1, 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 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 5

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.7 to before 3.7.33; 3.8 to before 3.8.33; 3.9 to before 3.9.31; 4.0 to before 4.0.30; 4.1 to before 4.1.30; 4.2 to before 4.2.27; 4.3 to before 4.3.23; 4.4 to before 4.4.22; 4.5 to before 4.5.21; 4.6 to before 4.6.18; 4.7 to before 4.7.17; 4.8 to before 4.8.13; 4.9 to before 4.9.14; 5.0 to before 5.0.9; 5.1 to before 5.1.5; 5.2 to before 5.2.6; 5.3 to before 5.3.3VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.4VulnerableWordPress
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7 to before 3.7.33; 3.8 to before 3.8.33; 3.9 to before 3.9.31; 4.0 to before 4.0.30; 4.1 to before 4.1.30; 4.2 to before 4.2.27; 4.3 to before 4.3.23; 4.4 to before 4.4.22; 4.5 to before 4.5.21; 4.6 to before 4.6.18; 4.7 to before 4.7.17; 4.8 to before 4.8.13; 4.9 to before 4.9.14; 5.0 to before 5.0.9; 5.1 to before 5.1.5; 5.2 to before 5.2.6; 5.3 to before 5.3.3 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4 Vulnerable ·WordPress

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA WordPress (WordPress) Fixed in 5.4.1, 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

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-11027

References

Advisory 4

Other 1

  • TI-2026-45010 WordPress < 7.0.2 - REST API batch-route confusion and SQL injection issue leading to Remote Code Execution KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-08118 The mailSend function in the isMail transport in PHPMailer before 5.2.18 might allow… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-83466 Predictable staging paths let attackers run code in WordPress Core KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2026-59973 An unauthenticated attacker can make `get_page_template()` page-template resolution… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2016-08129 The isMail transport in PHPMailer before 5.2.20 might allow remote attackers to pass… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-42844 WordPress < 7.0.2 - Facilitated SQL Injection via author__not_in in WP_Query KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
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