Auth bypass in Webfactoryltd Wp Database Reset
CVE-2020-7048
The WordPress plugin, WP Database Reset through 3.1, contains a flaw that allowed any unauthenticated user to reset any table in the database to the initial WordPress set-up state (deleting all site content stored in that table), as demonstrated by a wp-admin/admin-post.php?db-reset-tables[]=comments URI.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.229 (97.7th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.229 · newest: 0.229 · 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/10027 (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-2020-7048?
- CVE-2020-7048 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Webfactoryltd Wp Database Reset, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2020-01-16.
- How severe is CVE-2020-7048?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-7048 known to be exploited?
- 10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.