CVE-2021-24892

Advanced Forms for ACF <= 1.6.8 - Insecure Direct Object Reference

highAuthorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
8.8
CVSS Score
8.8
CVSS Score
high
Severity
1.6.9
Patched in
1305d
Time to patch

Description

Insecure Direct Object Reference in edit function of Advanced Forms (Free & Pro) before 1.6.9 allows authenticated remote attacker to change arbitrary user's email address and request for reset password, which could lead to take over of WordPress's administrator account. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must register to obtain a valid WordPress's user and use such user to authenticate with WordPress in order to exploit the vulnerable edit function.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
High
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<1.6.9
PublishedJune 27, 2020
Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024
Affected pluginadvanced-forms

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