Vulnerability in Wedevs Wp User Frontend
CVE-2021-24649
The WP User Frontend WordPress plugin before 3.5.29 uses a user supplied argument called urhidden in its registration form, which contains the role for the account to be created with, encrypted via wpuf_encryption(). This could allow an attacker having access to the AUTH_KEY and AUTH_SALT constant (via an arbitrary file access issue for example, or if the blog is using the default keys) to create an account with any role they want, such as admin
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (51.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 51.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.007 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Wedevs Wp User Frontend
- Wp User Frontend — versions 0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/9486744e-ab24-44e4-b06e-9e0b4be132e2 (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-24649?
- CVE-2021-24649 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wedevs Wp User Frontend, classified under CWE-287 IMPROPER AUTHENTICATION. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-11-21.
- How severe is CVE-2021-24649?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-24649 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.