iThemes Security <= 7.6.1 - Broken Password Mechanism

Incorrect User Management

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVE	CVE-2020-36176
CVSS	High (7.5)
Publicly Published	January 6, 2021
Last Updated	January 22, 2024

Description

The iThemes Security (formerly Better WP Security) plugin before 7.7.0 for WordPress does not enforce a new-password requirement for an existing account until the second login occurs.

References

www.wordfence.com

1 affected software package

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	better-wp-security (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	Yes
Affected Version	<= 7.6.1
Patched Version	7.7.0

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