What is CVE-2023-2499?

CVE-2023-2499 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Metagauss Registrationmagic – Custom Registration Forms, User Registration, Payment, And Login, classified under Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-05-16.

How severe is CVE-2023-2499?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-2499 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Metagauss Registrationmagic – Custom Registration Forms, User Registration, Payment, And Login

CVE-2023-2499

The RegistrationMagic plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 5.2.1.0. This is due to insufficient verification on the user being supplied during a Google social login through the plugi…

EPSS: 0.022 (84.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Metagauss Registrationmagic – Custom Registration Forms, User Registration, Payment, And Login — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-288 — Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-2499?: CVE-2023-2499 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Metagauss Registrationmagic – Custom Registration Forms, User Registration, Payment, And Login, classified under Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-05-16.
How severe is CVE-2023-2499?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-2499 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.