CVE-2020-36724

CRITICAL 9.8CVE-2020-36724 · Published 07/06/2023 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2020-36724 is a CRITICAL (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability affecting wordable (wordable).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.5%, higher than 75.1% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
wordable wordable	`≤ 3.1.1`	No fix yet

Description

The Wordable plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 3.1.1. This is due to the use of a user supplied hashing algorithm passed to the hash_hmac() function and the use of a loose comparison on the hash which allows an attacker to trick the function into thinking it has a valid hash. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to gain administrator privileges.

References

blog.nintechnet.com/wordpress-plugins-and-themes-vulnerabilities-roundup · Exploit
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2234193/wordable/trunk/wordable.php · Patch
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/be1ab218-37bd-407a-8cb9-66f761849c21 · Third Party Advisory

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