High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jan 6, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-36176

Description

The iThemes Security (formerly Better WP Security) plugin before 7.7.0 for WordPress does not enforce a new-password requirement for an existing account until the second login occurs.

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Affected products

Ithemes/Ithemes Security
cpe:2.3:a:ithemes:ithemes_security:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Range: <7.7.0
iThemes Security/iThemes Securitydescription
WordPress/Ithemes Securityllm-fuzzy
Range: <7.7.0
Package: https://wordpress.org/plugins/ithemes-security

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References

wordpress.org/plugins/better-wp-security/nvdProductRelease NotesThird Party Advisory

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