CVE-2020-36176 describes a security bypass vulnerability in the iThemes Security plugin for WordPress, affecting versions prior to 7.7.0. The flaw allows an existing account to bypass a new-password requirement on the first login attempt. Rated 7.5 HIGH on the CVSS scale, this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and could lead to high integrity impact, allowing unauthorized access without a password change. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 7.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ithemes:ithemes_security:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.