CVE-2021-24892

Advanced Forms < 1.6.9 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary User Email Address Update via IDOR

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Insecure Direct Object Reference in edit function of Advanced Forms (Free & Pro) before 1.6.9 allows authenticated remote attacker to change arbitrary user's email address and request for reset password, which could lead to take over of WordPress's administrator account. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must register to obtain a valid WordPress's user and use such user to authenticate with WordPress in order to exploit the vulnerable edit function.

Una Referencia Directa a Objetos no Segura en la función edit de Advanced Forms (Free & Pro) versiones anteriores a 1.6.9, permite a un atacante remoto autenticado cambiar la dirección de correo electrónico de un usuario arbitrario y solicitar el restablecimiento de la contraseña, que podría conllevar a una toma de control de la cuenta de administrador de WordPress. Para explotar esta vulnerabilidad, un atacante debe registrarse para obtener un usuario válido de WordPress y usar dicho usuario para autenticarse con WordPress con el fin de explotar la función edit vulnerable

*Credits: Suppawit Punhakit

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

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2020-06-27 CVE Published
2021-01-14 CVE Reserved
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
2024-08-03 First Exploit
2024-11-11 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/364b0843-a990-4204-848a-60c928cc5bc0	2024-08-03

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/advancedforms/advanced-forms/commit/2ce3ab6985c3a909eefb01c562995bc6a994d3a2	2021-11-29

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Advanced Forms Project Search vendor "Advanced Forms Project"		Advanced Forms Search vendor "Advanced Forms Project" for product "Advanced Forms"				< 1.6.9 Search vendor "Advanced Forms Project" for product "Advanced Forms" and version " < 1.6.9"		free, wordpress		Affected
Advanced Forms Project Search vendor "Advanced Forms Project"		Advanced Forms Search vendor "Advanced Forms Project" for product "Advanced Forms"				< 1.6.9 Search vendor "Advanced Forms Project" for product "Advanced Forms" and version " < 1.6.9"		pro, wordpress		Affected