Check Point Advisories

WordPress Time Capsule Plugin Authentication Bypass (CVE-2020-8771)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2020-4145
Date Published: 5 Mar 2024
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Tuesday 05 March, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2020-8771
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? WordPress Time Capsule plugin prior to 1.21.16
Vulnerability Description An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in WordPress Time Capsule plugin. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow remote attackers to gain unauthorized access into the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the WordPress Time Capsule Plugin Authentication Bypass (CVE-2020-8771) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  WordPress Enforcement Protection.
Attack Information:  WordPress Time Capsule Plugin Authentication Bypass (CVE-2020-8771)

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