CVE-2020-36724 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The Wordable plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 3.1.1. This is due to the use of a user supplied hashing algorithm passed to the hash_hmac() function and the use of a loose comparison on the hash which allows an attacker to trick the function into thinking it has a valid hash. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to gain administrator privileges.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00182.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Wordable	Wordable

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wordable:wordable:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
https://blog.nintechnet.com/wordpress-plugins-and-themes-vulnerabilities-roundup/
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2234193/wordable/trunk/wordable.php
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/be1ab218-37bd-407a-8cb9-66f761849c21?source=cve

History

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Title		Wordable <= 3.1.1 - Authentication Bypass
Weaknesses		CWE-288

Sat, 28 Dec 2024 02:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2023-06-07T01:51:41.520Z

Updated: 2026-04-08T17:19:07.629Z

Reserved: 2023-06-06T13:16:27.675Z

Link: CVE-2020-36724

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T17:37:06.724Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-06-07T02:15:12.487

Modified: 2026-04-08T19:17:35.810

Link: CVE-2020-36724

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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