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CVE-2020-11027

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2020-04-30
  • Fixed in5.4.1 · 5.3.3 · 5.2.6 · 5.1.5 · 5.0.9 · 4.9.14
  • WeaknessCWE-640 · CWE-672

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Description

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).

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-06-19Exploit-DB entryExploit-DB

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

OSV · NVD
WordPress
BranchAffectedFixed in
5.4≥ 5.4.0, < 5.4.15.4.1
5.3≥ 5.3, < 5.3.35.3.3
5.3≥ 5.3.0, < 5.3.35.3.3
5.2≥ 5.2, < 5.2.65.2.6
5.2≥ 5.2.0, < 5.2.65.2.6
5.1≥ 5.1, < 5.1.55.1.5
5.1≥ 5.1.0, < 5.1.55.1.5
5.0≥ 5.0, < 5.0.95.0.9
5.0≥ 5.0.0, < 5.0.95.0.9
4.9≥ 4.9, < 4.9.144.9.14
4.9≥ 4.9.0, < 4.9.144.9.14
4.8≥ 4.8, < 4.8.134.8.13
Debian debian linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
8.0= 8.0no fix published
9.0= 9.0no fix published
10.0= 10.0no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • wordpressUbuntu:26.10all versions · no fixed version listed
  • wordpressUbuntu:26.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • wordpressUbuntu:25.10all versions · no fixed version listed
  • wordpressUbuntu:24.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • wordpressUbuntu:22.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • wordpressUbuntu:20.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • wordpressUbuntu:18.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • wordpressUbuntu:16.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed

6 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2020-11027 Red Hat Product Security

    wordpress: password reset link does not expire which could resul in credentials disclosure

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update WordPress to 5.4.1 · 5.3.3 · 5.2.6 · 5.1.5 · 5.0.9 · 4.9.14 · 4.8.13

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-02 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-51531
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • CNACVSS 3.16.1known since 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.18.1read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.05.5read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-672known since 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-640read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score13.6 %read 2026-11-02
  • Exploit-DBdetectionread 2026-11-02
  • OSVaffected packages—
  • GitHub Advisoriesadvisory—

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Published
2020-04-30
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-ww7v-jg8c-q6jw

Frequently asked questions

What is 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).

Is CVE-2020-11027 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-11027 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 13.6% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-11027?

CVE-2020-11027 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

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