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CVE-2020-8772

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2020-02-06
  • Fixed in1.9.4.5
  • WeaknessCWE-862

Am I affected?

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Description

The InfiniteWP Client plugin before 1.9.4.5 for WordPress has a missing authorization check in iwp_mmb_set_request in init.php. Any attacker who knows the username of an administrator can log in.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2020-02-0617:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 09:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
Block these indicators
  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2020-8772?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2020-8772?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD
Revmakx infinitewp client
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.9< 1.9.4.51.9.4.5

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

Fix

  1. Update Revmakx infinitewp client to 1.9.4.5

Detection

read 2026-11-02 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
available
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
1 moduleexploit/unix/webapp/wp_infinitewp_auth_bypassrank: manualModule metadata: Metasploit Framework, © Rapid7, Inc., BSD-3-Clause.
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2020-02-06
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8772?

The InfiniteWP Client plugin before 1.9.4.5 for WordPress has a missing authorization check in iwp_mmb_set_request in init.php. Any attacker who knows the username of an administrator can log in.

Is CVE-2020-8772 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-8772 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 88.0% on 2026-11-02, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-8772?

CVE-2020-8772 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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