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    2 vulnerabilities by Wptimecapsule

    CVE-2020-37255 (GCVE-0-2020-37255)

    Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-20 13:36 – Updated: 2026-06-21 12:35
    VLAI
    Title
    WordPress Time Capsule Plugin 1.21.16 Authentication Bypass
    Summary
    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.
    Severity
    8.7 (High)
    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)
    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    CWE
    • CWE-288 - Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
    Assigner
    References
    Impacted products
    Vendor Product Version
    Wptimecapsule Time Capsule Plugin Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.21.16 (semver)
    		Create a notification for this product.
    Date Public
    2020-01-16 00:00
    Credits
    B. Canavate
    Show details on NVD website
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    CVE-2020-8771 (GCVE-0-2020-8771)

    Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-02-06 16:27 – Updated: 2024-08-04 10:12
    VLAI
    Summary
    The Time Capsule plugin before 1.21.16 for WordPress has an authentication bypass. Any request containing IWP_JSON_PREFIX causes the client to be logged in as the first account on the list of administrator accounts.
    Severity
    No CVSS data available.
    CWE
    • n/a
    Assigner
    References
    Show details on NVD website
    To clipboard 

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