Rename wp-login.php <= 2.6.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery & Unauthenticated Settings Change

2022-06-16 00:00

Daniel Ruf

Strategic Overview

Status

Unpatched

Affected PluginRename wp-login.php

Affected Version<= 2.6.0

CVSS6.5Medium

CVECVE-2022-1732

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Vulnerability Overview

The Rename wp-login.php plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery as well as an authorization bypass vulnerability in versions up to, and including, 2.6.0. This allows unauthenticated attackers to update the site's login page directly or by tricking administrative users into performing an action such as clicking a link.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement. --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)) The web application does not, or cannot, sufficiently verify whether a request was intentionally provided by the user who sent the request, which could have originated from an unauthorized actor.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1732 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/35be104a-15bc-489b-9806-9abe4ea2388a

CVSS Vector

6.5

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityLow

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