CVE-2023-4214

AppPresser <= 4.2.5 - Insecure Password Reset Mechanism

2023-11-16 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status: Patched in 4.3.0
Affected Plugin: AppPresser – Mobile App Framework
Affected Version: <= 4.2.5
CVSS: 8.1High
Weakness type: CWE-620 · Unverified Password Change
CVE: CVE-2023-4214

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At a glance

CVE-2023-4214 is a high-severity Unverified Password Change vulnerability in the AppPresser WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 4.2.5. It carries a CVSS score of 8.1 (reachable over the network; high confidentiality, integrity, availability impact). Exploitation requires no authentication. The issue is fixed in version 4.3.0; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed November 2023, reported by István Márton.

Vulnerability Overview

The AppPresser plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized password resets in versions up to, and including 4.2.5. This is due to the plugin generating too weak a reset code, and the code used to reset the password has no attempt or time limit.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, and no privileges on the target site, and no interaction from a victim user. A successful exploit has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability — full site compromise territory.

CWE-620: Unverified Password Change

Reaching this weakness in AppPresser <= 4.2.5 takes a caller who can reach the endpoint. Unverified password change means the password-update path does not require proof that the requester is the account owner.

An attacker who can reach the endpoint takes over the account outright, and the legitimate owner is locked out of it. For AppPresser the fix is 4.3.0: builds <= 4.2.5 are affected, anything from 4.3.0 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 4.3.0, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

Because it turns on account access, WordSec's login security is the relevant layer: role-based two-factor, captcha and brute-force limits raise the cost of getting the account this needs. None of that substitutes for the fix: AppPresser 4.3.0 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

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External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4214 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4c44c36a-c4c7-49c2-b750-1589e7840dde https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4214

Related records

Other vulnerabilities in AppPresser – Mobile App Framework

CVSS Vector

8.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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