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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2020-11027

In affected versions of WordPress, a password reset link emailed to a user does not expire upon changing the user password. Access would be needed to the email account of the user by a malicious party for successful execution. This has been patched in version 5.4.1, along with all the previously affected versions via a minor release (5.3.3, 5.2.6, 5.1.5, 5.0.9, 4.9.14, 4.8.13, 4.7.17, 4.6.18, 4.5.21, 4.4.22, 4.3.23, 4.2.27, 4.1.30, 4.0.30, 3.9.31, 3.8.33, 3.7.33).

Products
wordpress
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
5.4.1+dfsg1-1
CVEs
CVE-2020-11027
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 12:28 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2020-11027

core-osv · Original source

Published 30 Apr 2020, 23:15 UTC

In affected versions of WordPress, a password reset link emailed to a user does not expire upon changing the user password. Access would be needed to the email account of the user by a malicious party for successful execution. This has been patched in version 5.4.1, along with all the previously affected versions via a minor release (5.3.3, 5.2.6, 5.1.5, 5.0.9, 4.9.14, 4.8.13, 4.7.17, 4.6.18, 4.5.21, 4.4.22, 4.3.23, 4.2.27, 4.1.30, 4.0.30, 3.9.31, 3.8.33, 3.7.33).

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2020-11027

wordpress

Fixed versions: 5.4.1+dfsg1-1

wordpress

Fixed versions: 5.4.1+dfsg1-1

wordpress

Fixed versions: 5.4.1+dfsg1-1

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-11027",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "DEBIAN-CVE-2020-11027",
    "summary": "In affected versions of WordPress, a password reset link emailed to a user does not expire upon changing the user password. Access would be needed to the email account of the user by a malicious party for successful execution. This has been patched in version 5.4.1, along with all the previously affected versions via a minor release (5.3.3, 5.2.6, 5.1.5, 5.0.9, 4.9.14, 4.8.13, 4.7.17, 4.6.18, 4.5.21, 4.4.22, 4.3.23, 4.2.27, 4.1.30, 4.0.30, 3.9.31, 3.8.33, 3.7.33).",
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          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
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          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "not yet assigned"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-26T12:00:17.475856575Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
        "CVE-2020-11027"
      ],
      "references": [
        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-11027"
      ]
    },
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 451058,
  "published_at": "2020-04-30T23:15:11.607+00:00"
}