CVE•Published 2023-06-07•Modified 2026-04-08•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data

CVE-2020-36724Wordable · Wordable

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 60% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-288Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Description

The Wordable plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 3.1.1. This is due to the use of a user supplied hashing algorithm passed to the hash_hmac() function and the use of a loose comparison on the hash which allows an attacker to trick the function into thinking it has a valid hash. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to gain administrator privileges.

Timeline

Published 2023-06-07

Modified 2026-04-08

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB GitHub PoC trickest/cve VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts

vuln:CVE-2020-36724

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · WP plugin path

http.html:"/wp-content/plugins/wordable/"

Matches any site loading the "wordable" plugin — doesn't rely on Shodan's vuln tag.

Shodan · product

product:"Wordable Wordable"

All exposed Wordable Wordable instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Wordable"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Wordable" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.