The Loginizer plugin before 1.6.4 for WordPress allows SQL injection (with resultant XSS), related to loginizer_login_failed and lz_valid_ip.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-27615 is rated High Exploit Risk (94/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 86.34%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +5.59% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-02-12 | 80.75% | 86.34% | +5.59% |
| 2 | 2025-11-21 | 86.60% | 80.75% | -5.84% |
| 3 | 2025-11-18 | — | 86.60% | — |
Full EPSS history (26 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 3.1 | CRITICAL |
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3.9 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2401010/loginizer | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://wpdeeply.com/loginizer-before-1-6-4-sqli-injection/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10441 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.zdnet.com/article/wordpress-deploys-forced-security-update-for-dangerous-bug-in-popular-plugin/ | Third Party Advisory |