Checkout Mestres WP <= 7.1.9.6 - Authentication Bypass via Password Reset

2023-12-27 00:00

Rafie Muhammad

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 7.1.9.8

Affected PluginCheckout Mestres do WP for WooCommerce

Affected Version<= 7.1.9.6

CVSS9.8Critical

CVECVE-2023-51472

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Vulnerability Overview

The Checkout Mestres WP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication due to a weak password reset functionality in all versions up to, and including, 7.1.9.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to reset the password of arbitrary users to a guessable value based on the current time.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 7.1.9.8, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-640 (Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password) The product contains a mechanism for users to recover or change their passwords without knowing the original password, but the mechanism is weak.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-51472 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7ad16d1e-e778-4cb4-a15d-ddb906f27762

CVSS Vector

9.8

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

Base

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

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