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TI-2020-18496 Aliases CVE-2020-36176GHSA-v943-hr28-2mp8

The iThemes Security (formerly Better WP Security) plugin before 7.7.0 for WordPress does…

Priority LOW 35CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01308 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ithemes:ithemes_security:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 7.7.0VulnerableiThemes
  • cpe:2.3:a:ithemes:ithemes_security:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 7.7.0 Vulnerable ·iThemes

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-36176
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v943-hr28-2mp8

References

Advisory 1

Sources

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