# CVE-2020-8772: CVE-2020-8772

- Exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-02-06
- CVSS: not scored
- EPSS: 88.0% (100th percentile)

The InfiniteWP Client plugin before 1.9.4.5 for WordPress has a missing authorization check in iwp_mmb_set_request in init.php. Any attacker who knows the username of an administrator can log in.

## Edge WAF coverage (claimed by vendors, not measured)

| Vendor | Status | First rule | Days after publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare | Blocks by default | 2025-09-08 | 2041 |
| AWS | No public claim | — | — |
| Microsoft Azure | No public claim | — | — |
| Google Cloud | Before feed history | — | — |
| Fastly | Before feed history | — | — |
| F5 | Before feed history | — | — |
| Akamai | No public source | — | — |
| OWASP CRS | Before feed history | — | — |

### Cloudflare

- 2025-09-08 · new · rule e7464139fd3e44938b56716bef971afd · default Block
  > WordPress:Plugin:InfiniteWP Client - Missing Authorization - CVE:CVE-2020-8772. Previous action: Log. New action: Block. This is a New Detection
  Source: https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2025-09-08-waf-release/

## Our test (measured)

- OWASP Core Rule Set 4.25.0, paranoia level 1, anomaly threshold 5, default CRS settings: partial (1 of 2 requests blocked), template CVE-2020-8772, 2026-11-02
- OWASP Core Rule Set 4.25.0, paranoia level 2, anomaly threshold 5, default CRS settings: partial (1 of 2 requests blocked), template CVE-2020-8772, 2026-11-02

"No public claim" means no vendor statement names this CVE; "Before feed history" means the CVE is older than the vendor feed. In both cases generic rules may still block it.

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