PT-2020-16725 · WordPress · Loginizer

Ryan Dewhurst + 1 · Published 2020-10-21 · Updated 2025-09-18 · CVE-2020-27615

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Loginizer plugin versions prior to 1.6.4

Description The issue allows SQL injection, which can also lead to XSS, and is related to loginizer login failed and lz valid ip.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.6.4, update to version 1.6.4 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the loginizer login failed and lz valid ip functions until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

SQL injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-89

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-27615

Affected Products

Loginizer

References · 10

• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_loginizer_log_sqli.rb · Exploit
• 🔥 https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2401010/loginizer · Exploit
• 🔥 https://wpdeeply.com/loginizer-before-1-6-4-sqli-injection · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27615 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-27615 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/pdnuclei_bot/status/1968600924706017470 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/15509 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/intel_ears/status/1968521862171783370 · Twitter Post
• https://zdnet.com/article/wordpress-deploys-forced-security-update-for-dangerous-bug-in-popular-plugin · Note
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10441 · Note