CVE-2020-7047

WP Database Reset <= 3.1 - Privilege Escalation

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The WordPress plugin, WP Database Reset through 3.1, contains a flaw that gave any authenticated user, with minimal permissions, the ability (with a simple wp-admin/admin.php?db-reset-tables[]=users request) to escalate their privileges to administrator while dropping all other users from the table.

El plugin de WordPress, WP Database Reset versiones hasta 3.1, contiene un fallo que otorgó a cualquier usuario autenticado, con permisos mínimos, la capacidad (con una petición simple wp-admin/admin.php?db-reset-tables[]=users) para escalar sus privilegios a administrador mientras elimina a todos los otros usuarios de la tabla.

*Credits: Chloe Chamberland

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2020-01-14 CVE Reserved
2020-01-16 CVE Published
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
2024-08-04 First Exploit
2024-08-31 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-database-reset/#developers	Release Notes
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10028	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/01/easily-exploitable-vulnerabilities-patched-in-wp-database-reset-plugin	2024-08-04

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Webfactoryltd Search vendor "Webfactoryltd"		Wp Database Reset Search vendor "Webfactoryltd" for product "Wp Database Reset"				<= 3.1 Search vendor "Webfactoryltd" for product "Wp Database Reset" and version " <= 3.1"		wordpress		Affected