CVE-2020-37255: high-severity vulnerability in Wptimecapsule Time Capsule Plugin
WordPress Time Capsule Plugin 1.21.16 Authentication Bypass
Published · Updated
41Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. It has a public proof of concept.
ssvc Attendcvss 8.7epss 0.6%
exploitation probability
0.6%top 52% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
1 public exploit(s)
WordPress Time Capsule Plugin 1.21.16 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to gain administrative access by sending a crafted POST request with the IWP_JSON_PREFIX header. Attackers can exploit this flaw to obtain valid administrator session cookies and access the WordPress dashboard without providing credentials.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected products
Wptimecapsule · Time Capsule Pluginpublic PoCs found — 1
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