iThemes Security <= 7.6.1 - Broken Password Mechanism

7.5
Incorrect User Management
CVE CVE-2020-36176
CVSS 7.5 (High)
Publicly Published January 6, 2021
Last Updated December 5, 2022

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.

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Vulnerability Details for Solid Security – Password, Two Factor Authentication, and Brute Force Protection

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug better-wp-security (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 7.7.0, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 7.6.1
Patched Version
  • 7.7.0

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