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InfinitewpApplication

CVE-2020-28642

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2020-11-16
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 3.1.12.3 or later.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
In InfiniteWP Admin Panel before 3.1.12.3, resetPasswordSendMail generates a weak password-reset code, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct admin Account Takeover attacks.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

The InfiniteWP Admin Panel versions before 3.1.12.3 have a weak password-reset code generation vulnerability in the resetPasswordSendMail function. The password reset codes generated are insufficiently random, allowing remote attackers to predict or brute-force the codes and take over administrator accounts.

MitigationUpgrade InfiniteWP Admin Panel to version 3.1.12.3 or later, which implements cryptographically secure password-reset code generation.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
InfinitewpApplication
Affected:< 3.1.12.3

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify InfiniteWP Admin Panel installation
    Locate the InfiniteWP Admin Panel installation directory on the server. This is typically found in the web root under /wp-content/plugins/iwp-client/ or similar paths depending on installation method.
    Affected if InfiniteWP Admin Panel is installed on the server.
  2. Check installed version against affected range
    Open the main plugin file (commonly version.php or the main class file) and locate the version constant or variable. Compare the version number to the affected range: versions before 3.1.12.3 are vulnerable.
    Affected if The installed version is less than 3.1.12.3.
  3. Verify password reset functionality is accessible
    Confirm that the InfiniteWP admin login page is accessible and the 'Forgot Password' or password reset feature is available. This function is exposed on the InfiniteWP admin panel login page.
    Affected if The InfiniteWP admin panel login and password reset feature is accessible from the network.
  4. Review access logs for password reset activity
    Inspect web server access logs for repeated or bulk requests to password reset endpoints (typically /?param=lostPassword or similar reset-related URLs). Look for patterns indicating automated code enumeration.
    Affected if Unusual patterns of password reset requests are observed in logs, potentially indicating exploitation attempts.

A user is affected if InfiniteWP Admin Panel version less than 3.1.12.3 is installed and the password reset functionality is accessible on the network.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 3.1.12.3 or later
Fixed in 3.1.12.3
Interim mitigation

Upgrade InfiniteWP Admin Panel to version 3.1.12.3 or later, which implements cryptographically secure password-reset code generation.

Recommended fix High confidence

3.1.12.3

  1. Back up the InfiniteWP database and files before upgrading
  2. Download InfiniteWP Admin Panel version 3.1.12.3 from the official InfiniteWP website
  3. Extract the upgrade package to the server
  4. Navigate to the InfiniteWP admin panel and complete the upgrade process
  5. Verify the resetPasswordSendMail function now generates cryptographically strong password-reset codes
  6. Test the password reset functionality to confirm the vulnerability is remediated
  7. Ensure all admin accounts have changed passwords that may have been vulnerable to the weak reset codes

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Infinitewp Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation2.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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