Description
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).
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
WordPress WordPress
>= 5.4.0, < 5.4.1affected>= 5.3.0, < 5.3.3affected>= 5.2.0, < 5.2.6affected>= 5.1.0, < 5.1.5affected>= 5.0.0, < 5.0.9affected>= 4.9.0, < 4.9.14affected>= 4.8.0, < 4.8.13affected>= 4.7.0, < 4.7.17affected>= 4.6.0, < 4.6.18affected>= 4.5.0, < 4.5.21affected>= 4.4.0, < 4.4.22affected>= 4.3.0, < 4.3.23affected>= 4.2.0, < 4.2.27affected>= 4.1.0, < 4.1.30affected>= 4.0.0, < 4.0.30affected>= 3.9.0, < 3.9.31affected>= 3.8.0, < 3.8.33affected>= 3.7.0, < 3.7.33affected
References
- https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-4-1/#security-updates ↗
- https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-ww7v-jg8c-q6jw ↗
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4677 ↗
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00011.html ↗
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173034/WordPress-Theme-Medic-1.0.0-Weak-Password-Recovery-Mechanism.html ↗