Formidable Registration <= 2.11 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary User Password Reset To Account Takeover

2024-02-19 00:00

Scott Kingsley Clark

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 2.12

Affected PluginWordPress User Registration Forms by Formidable Forms

Affected Version<= 2.11

CVSS8.8High

CVECVE-2024-1290

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Vulnerability Overview

The WordPress User Registration Forms by Formidable Forms plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary user password reset and account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 2.11. This is due to the plugin allowing users with access to the editor to utilize the frm-set-password-link shortcode and supply any user ID. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to reset the password of any user account and achieve account takeover

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 2.12, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-1290 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bfc04273-0d72-4b18-bcb5-eb1530aefcc0

CVSS Vector

8.8

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

Base

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

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