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CVE-2020-8771

CRITICAL 9.8 CVSS 3.1
Published
February 6, 2020
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
cve@mitre.org
Weakness
CWE-287
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Affected products and versions

  • n/a n/a — Versions not specified
  • wptimecapsule wp_time_capsule — Before 1.21.16

References

  • wpvulndb.com https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10010 Third Party Advisory
  • www.webarxsecurity.com https://www.webarxsecurity.com/vulnerability-infinitewp-client-wp-time-capsule/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record