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Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule, CVE-2020-37255

CVE, Research URL

CVE-2020-37255

Published on
Jun 20, 2026
Research Description
Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule [wp-time-capsule] <= 1.21.16 (unfixed) CVE-2020-37255 [en] WordPress Time Capsule Plugin 1.21.16 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to gain administrative access by sending a crafted POST request with the IWP_JSON_PREFIX header. Attackers can exploit this flaw to obtain valid administrator session cookies and access the WordPress dashboard without providing credentials.
Affected versions
max 1.21.16.
Status
vulnerable