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
- Webfactoryltd Wp_database_reset
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
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.