CVE-2020-36176

iThemes Security <= 7.6.1 - Broken Password Mechanism

highIncorrect User Management

7.5

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Score

high

Severity

7.7.0

Patched in

1112d

Time to patch

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

None

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=7.6.1

PublishedJanuary 6, 2021

Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024

Affected pluginbetter-wp-security

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5749a496-930a-4e31-968e-0c2a72e03555?source=api-prod

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