WP Frontend Profile <= 1.3.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation

2023-12-27 00:00

Rafie Muhammad

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 1.3.2

Affected PluginWP Frontend Profile

Affected Version<= 1.3.1

CVSS9.8Critical

CVECVE-2023-51483

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Vulnerability Overview

The WP Frontend Profile plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to take over arbitrary accounts on the site.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.3.2, 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-2023-51483 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/91de6cf4-e5df-4130-bb96-92b89717a678

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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