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CVE-2020-36724: 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()

critical Affects wordable (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

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()

Package
wordable (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<=3.1.1
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
critical  CVSS 9.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 2% (74.9th percentile)
Published
2023-06-07
Source
nvd

References

CWE-288CWE-306
NVD recordwordable (WordPress plugin) advisories

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