Auth bypass in Armemberplugin Armember

CVE-2022-1903

The ARMember WordPress plugin before 3.4.8 is vulnerable to account takeover (even the administrator) due to missing nonce and authorization checks in an AJAX action available to unauthenticated users, allowing them to change the password of arbitrary users by knowing their username

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.085 (94.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

  • Armemberplugin Armember
  • Unknown Armember – Membership Plugin, Content Restriction, Member Levels, User Profile & Signup — versions 3.4.8

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-1903?
CVE-2022-1903 is a high-severity vulnerability in Armemberplugin Armember, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2022-06-27.
How severe is CVE-2022-1903?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-1903 known to be exploited?
14 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.