Privilege escalation in Webfactoryltd Wp Database Reset
CVE-2020-7047
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.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.025 (83.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 83.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.025 · newest: 0.025 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-database-reset/ (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10028 (Third Party Advisory)
- www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/01/easily-exploitable-vulnerabilities-patched-in-wp… (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-7047?
- CVE-2020-7047 is a high-severity vulnerability in Webfactoryltd Wp Database Reset, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-01-16.
- How severe is CVE-2020-7047?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-7047 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.