CVE-2021-34621

A vulnerability in the user registration component found in the ~/src/Classes/RegistrationAuth.php file of the ProfilePress WordPress plugin made it possible for users to register on sites as an administrator. This issue affects versions 3.0.0 - 3.1.3. .

CVSS v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3.0 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/06/easily-exploitable-critical-vulnerabilities-patched-in-profilepress-plugin/	Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163973/WordPress-ProfilePress-3.1.3-Privilege-Escalation.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:properfraction:profilepress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

26 May 2023, 19:38

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Properfraction Properfraction profilepress
CPE	cpe:2.3:a:profilepress:profilepress::::::wordpress::*	cpe:2.3:a:properfraction:profilepress::::::wordpress::*

Information

Published : 2021-07-07 13:15

Updated : 2023-05-26 19:38

NVD link : CVE-2021-34621

Mitre link : CVE-2021-34621

JSON object : View

Products Affected

properfraction

profilepress

CWE

CWE-306

Missing Authentication for Critical Function

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