CVE-2020-8772 is a critical authorization bypass vulnerability affecting the InfiniteWP Client plugin before version 1.9.4.5 for WordPress. It allows an unauthenticated attacker, knowing an administrator's username, to gain full administrative access due to a missing authorization check in the iwp_mmb_set_request function. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) and an EPSS score indicating a very high likelihood of exploitation, enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit modules exist for Metasploit and Nuclei, confirming its exploitability, though there is no significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.9.4.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:revmakx:infinitewp_client:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.