vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: wp-time-capsule: CVE-2020-8771: Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Jan 14, 2020 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jan 14, 2020
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The Time Capsule plugin before 1.21.16 for WordPress has an authentication bypass. Any request containing IWP_JSON_PREFIX causes the client to be logged in as the first account on the list of administrator accounts.
Solution
wp-time-capsule-plugin-cve-2020-8771
References
Rapid7 Labs
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