CVE

CVE-2020-8771

9.8

CVSS

Description

The Time Capsule plugin before 1.21.16 for WordPress has an authentication bypass. Any request containing IWP_JSON_PREFIX causes the client to be logged in as the first account on the list of administrator accounts.

Attack Vector

Privileges Req.

User Interaction

Updated Sep 18, 2026View on NVD →

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