Rewterz Threat Advisory – CVE-2020-36176 – IThemes Security plugin for WordPress security bypass

Severity

Medium

Analysis Summary

CVE-2020-36176

IThemes Security plugin for WordPress could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the failure to enforce a new-password requirement for an existing account until the second login occurs. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass access restrictions.

Impact

Security bypass

Affected Vendors

WordPress

Affected Products

WordPress iThemes Security plugin for WordPress 6.9.0
WordPress IThemes Security plugin for WordPress 7.4.0

Remediation

Upgrade to the latest version of IThemes Security plugin for WordPress (7.9.0 or later).

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