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

EPSS: 0.229 (97.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.