Simple Membership <= 4.3.4 - Account Takeover via Password Reset

2023-09-25 00:00

Rafie Muhammad

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 4.3.5

Affected PluginSimple Membership

Affected Version<= 4.3.4

CVSS8.8High

CVECVE-2023-41956

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Vulnerability Overview

The Simple Membership plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to account takeover due to missing input validation on the process_password_reset_using_link function in versions up to, and including, 4.3.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to gain access to arbitrary accounts on the site via the password reset functionality.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 4.3.5, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation) The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-41956 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e53bb240-8784-4d34-8d3f-4a7af917f3f4

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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