# CVE-2020-36724: Wordable <= 3.1.1 - Authentication Bypass

> Unauthenticated attackers can gain administrator privileges in the Wordable WordPress plugin due to insecure hash comparison logic.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-75vj-36gh-8x22

## What is CVE-2020-36724?

CVE-2020-36724 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Wordable – Export Google Docs to WordPress, published on 7 Jun 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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() function and the use of a loose comparison on the hash which allows an attacker to trick the function into thinking it has a valid hash. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to gain administrator privileges.

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality), CWE-288 (Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-36724?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wordable Wordable.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-36724?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-36724 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-36724 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36724 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

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Check this codebase for CVE-2020-36724 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-36724 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Wordable – Export Google Docs to WordPress, published on 7 Jun 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36724 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Wordable – Export Google Docs to WordPress. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36724/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36724/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-36724
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36724
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-36724

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36724/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.