VDB-136823 · CVE-2019-10270 · GCVE-0-2019-10270

Ultimate Member Plugin 2.39 on WordPress Password Reset user_id password recovery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Ultimate Member Plugin 2.39 on WordPress. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Password Reset. The manipulation of the argument user_id as part of Parameter leads to password recovery. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2019-10270. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ultimate Member Plugin 2.39 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Password Reset. The manipulation of the argument user_id as part of a Parameter leads to a password recovery vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-640. The product contains a mechanism for users to recover or change their passwords without knowing the original password, but the mechanism is weak. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An arbitrary password reset issue was discovered in the Ultimate Member plugin 2.39 for WordPress. It is possible (due to lack of verification and correlation between the reset password key sent by mail and the user_id parameter) to reset the password of another user. One only needs to know the user_id, which is publicly available. One just has to intercept the password modification request and modify user_id. It is possible to modify the passwords for any users or admin WordPress Ultimate Members. This could lead to account compromise and privilege escalation.

The weakness was presented 06/21/2019. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-10270 since 03/29/2019. The attack may be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1552 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Name

Ultimate Member Plugin

Version

2.39

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Password recovery
CWE: CWE-640
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/29/2019 🔍
06/21/2019 +84 days 🔍
06/22/2019 +1 days 🔍
10/07/2023 +1568 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: cxsecurity.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-10270 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-10270
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-136823

Entryinfo

Created: 06/22/2019 07:48
Updated: 10/07/2023 14:03
Changes: 06/22/2019 07:48 (37), 06/26/2020 16:56 (18), 10/07/2023 14:03 (3)
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