THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2020-11027
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2020-11027

Debian Linux vulnerability

CVSS
6.1
EPSS
13.6%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
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).
Affected vendor
Debian
Affected product
Debian Linux
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-672 — Operation on a Resource after Expiration or Release
  • CWE-640 — Weak Password Recovery Mechanism
Published
2020-04-30

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, high attack complexity, requiring no privileges, user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 13.6% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2020-11027

  • Confirm whether Debian Debian Linux is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2020-11027.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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