{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2020-11027","details":"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).","modified":"2026-04-27T16:15:20.212257Z","published":"2020-04-30T23:15:00Z","upstream":["CVE-2020-11027"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-11027"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/security/advisories/GHSA-ww7v-jg8c-q6jw"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-4-1/#security-updates"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-11027"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"wordpress","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/wordpress@4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["4.3+dfsg-1","4.3.1+dfsg-1","4.4+dfsg-1","4.4.1+dfsg-1","4.4.2+dfsg-1","4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"wordpress","binary_version":"4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"wordpress-l10n","binary_version":"4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"wordpress-theme-twentyfifteen","binary_version":"4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"wordpress-theme-twentyfourteen","binary_version":"4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"wordpress-theme-twentysixteen","binary_version":"4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-11027.json"}},{"package":{"name":"wordpress","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:18.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/wordpress@4.9.5+dfsg1-1?arch=source&distro=bionic"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["4.8.2+dfsg-2","4.8.3+dfsg-1","4.9.1+dfsg-1","4.9.2+dfsg-1","4.9.4+dfsg-1","4.9.5+dfsg1-1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"wordpress","binary_version":"4.9.5+dfsg1-1"},{"binary_name":"wordpress-l10n","binary_version":"4.9.5+dfsg1-1"},{"binary_name":"wordpress-theme-twentyfifteen","binary_version":"4.9.5+dfsg1-1"},{"binary_name":"wordpress-theme-twentyseventeen","binary_version":"4.9.5+dfsg1-1"},{"binary_name":"wordpress-theme-twentysixteen","binary_version":"4.9.5+dfsg1-1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-11027.json"}},{"package":{"name":"wordpress","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:20.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/wordpress@5.3.2+dfsg1-1ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=focal"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["5.2.2+dfsg1-1","5.2.4+dfsg1-1","5.3.2+dfsg1-1","5.3.2+dfsg1-1ubuntu1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"wordpress","binary_version":"5.3.2+dfsg1-1ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"wordpress-l10n","binary_version":"5.3.2+dfsg1-1ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"wordpress-theme-twentynineteen","binary_version":"5.3.2+dfsg1-1ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"wordpress-theme-twentyseventeen","binary_version":"5.3.2+dfsg1-1ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"wordpress-theme-twentysixteen","binary_version":"5.3.2+dfsg1-1ubuntu1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-11027.json"}},{"package":{"name":"wordpress","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:22.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/wordpress@5.8.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=jammy"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["5.7.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu1","5.8.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu1","5.8.2+dfsg1-1ubuntu1","5.8.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1","5.8.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1.1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"wordpress","binary_version":"5.8.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1.1"},{"binary_name":"wordpress-l10n","binary_version":"5.8.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1.1"},{"binary_name":"wordpress-theme-twentynineteen","binary_version":"5.8.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1.1"},{"binary_name":"wordpress-theme-twentytwenty","binary_version":"5.8.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1.1"},{"binary_name":"wordpress-theme-twentytwentyone","binary_version":"5.8.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-11027.json"}},{"package":{"name":"wordpress","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:24.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/wordpress@6.4.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=noble"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["6.2+dfsg1-1ubuntu1","6.4.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"wordpress","binary_version":"6.4.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"wordpress-l10n","binary_version":"6.4.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"wordpress-theme-twentytwentyfour","binary_version":"6.4.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"wordpress-theme-twentytwentythree","binary_version":"6.4.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"wordpress-theme-twentytwentytwo","binary_version":"6.4.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-11027.json"}},{"package":{"name":"wordpress","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:25.10","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/wordpress@6.7.2+dfsg1-1.1ubuntu1?ar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