vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: better-wp-security: CVE-2020-36176: Incorrect User Management
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Jan 6, 2021 | May 15, 2025 | May 5, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jan 6, 2021
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
May 5, 2026
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.
Solution
better-wp-security-plugin-cve-2020-36176
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-36176
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5749a496-930a-4e31-968e-0c2a72e03555?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2020-23754
- CVE-2020-36176
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2020-36176
- CWE-287
- EUVD-EUVD-2020-23754
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