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CVE-2020-37255

HIGH
7.5
CVSS 3.1
Description
WordPress Time Capsule Plugin 1.21.16 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to gain administrative access by sending a crafted POST request with the IWP_JSON_PREFIX header. Attackers can exploit this flaw to obtain valid administrator session cookies and access the WordPress dashboard without providing credentials.

Metadata

CVE ID
CVE-2020-37255
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Reserved
2026-06-20 13:28 UTC
Published
2026-06-20 13:36 UTC
Last updated
2026-06-20 13:36 UTC
Primary CWE
CWE-288
Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
Vendor / Product
Wptimecapsule / Time Capsule Plugin
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

Severity & Metrics

7.5 HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected products (1)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
Wptimecapsule Time Capsule Plugin — 0 < 1.21.16
Weakness (CWE)
CWESourceDescription
CWE-288 cna Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
CVSS scores (2)
ScoreSeverityVersionSourceVector
8.7 HIGH 4.0 cna CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
7.5 HIGH 3.1 cna CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References (3)
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