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wpvulndbFrancesco CarlucciWPVDB-ID:97ADAC02-4163-48D4-BA14-0B1BADFD3D42
HistoryOct 21, 2021 - 12:00 a.m.

Core Tweaks WP Setup <= 4.1 - Arbitrary Admin Account Creation / Admin Email Update via CSRF

2021-10-2100:00:00
Francesco Carlucci
wpscan.com
8

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

43.4%

The plugin allows to bulk-set many settings in WordPress, including the admin email, as well as creating a new admin account. There is no CSRF protection in place, allowing an attacker to arbitrary change the admin email or create another admin account and takeover the website via CSRF attacks

PoC

Change current admin email (then attacker can request a password change via the login form) Add a new admin account:

CPENameOperatorVersion
seo-automatic-wp-core-tweakseq*

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

43.4%

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