CVE-2019-25738
9.3
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Summary
WordPress Hybrid Composer 1.4.6 contains an unauthenticated settings change vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to modify WordPress options by exploiting the hc_ajax_save_option action. Attackers can send POST requests to the admin-ajax.php endpoint with the action parameter set to hc_ajax_save_option to enable user registration and set the default role to administrator, enabling account takeover.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| framework-y | Hybrid Composer | 1.4.6 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: poc
- Automatable: yes
- Technical Impact: total
References
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47154
- http://wordpress.framework-y.com
- http://wordpress.framework-y.com/hybrid-composer/
- https://labs.sucuri.net/wptf-hybrid-composer-unauthenticated-arbitrary-options-update/
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wordpress-hybrid-composer-unauthenticated-settings-change
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