Time Capsule Plugin up to 1.21.15 on WordPress Request improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Time Capsule Plugin up to 1.21.15 on WordPress. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Such manipulation as part of Request leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2020-8771. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Time Capsule Plugin up to 1.21.15 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation as part of a Request leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was presented 02/06/2020. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-8771 since 02/06/2020. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 1.21.16 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Time Capsule Plugin 1.21.16

Timelineinfo

02/06/2020 🔍
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02/07/2020 +1 days 🔍
03/28/2024 +1511 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpvulndb.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2020-8771 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-8771
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-149798

Entryinfo

Created: 02/07/2020 11:34
Updated: 03/28/2024 21:45
Changes: 02/07/2020 11:34 (37), 02/07/2020 11:39 (18), 03/28/2024 21:45 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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