CVE-2020-36666

Summary

The directory-pro WordPress plugin before 1.9.5, final-user-wp-frontend-user-profiles WordPress plugin before 1.2.2, producer-retailer WordPress plugin through TODO, photographer-directory WordPress plugin before 1.0.9, real-estate-pro WordPress plugin before 1.7.1, institutions-directory WordPress plugin before 1.3.1, lawyer-directory WordPress plugin before 1.2.9, doctor-listing WordPress plugin before 1.3.6, Hotel Listing WordPress plugin before 1.3.7, fitness-trainer WordPress plugin before 1.4.1, wp-membership WordPress plugin before 1.5.7, sold by the same developer (e-plugins), do not implementing any security measures in some AJAX calls. For example in the file plugin.php, the function iv_directories_update_profile_setting() uses update_user_meta with any data provided by the ajax call, which can be used to give the logged in user admin capabilities. Since the plugins allow user registration via a custom form (even if the blog does not allow users to register) it makes any site using it vulnerable.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
Unknowndirectory-pro0 < 1.9.5affected
Unknownfinal-user-wp-frontend-user-profiles0 < 1.2.2affected
Unknownproducer-retailer0 <= TODOaffected
Unknownphotographer-directory0 < 1.0.9affected
Unknownreal-estate-pro0 < 1.7.1affected
Unknowninstitutions-directory0 < 1.3.1affected
Unknownlawyer-directory0 < 1.2.9affected
Unknowndoctor-listing0 < 1.3.6affected
UnknownHotel Listing0 < 1.3.7affected
Unknownfitness-trainer0 < 1.4.1affected
Unknownwp-membership0 < 1.5.7affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: poc
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: total

References