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CVE-2020-36176

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-01-06 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-287

Description

The iThemes Security (formerly Better WP Security) plugin before 7.7.0 for WordPress does not enforce a new-password requirement for an existing account until the second login occurs.

Affected products

• Ithemes Security: before 7.7.0 — fixed in 7.7.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Ithemes Security 7.7.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://wordpress.org/plugins/better-wp-security/#developers
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/better-wp-security/#developers

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