ProfilePress Plugin up to 3.1.3 on WordPress User Registration RegistrationAuth.php privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ProfilePress Plugin up to 3.1.3 on WordPress and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file ~/src/Classes/RegistrationAuth.php of the component User Registration. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2021-34621. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ProfilePress Plugin up to 3.1.3 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the file ~/src/Classes/RegistrationAuth.php of the component User Registration. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 07/08/2021. The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-34621. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:~/src/Classes/RegistrationAuth.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (50242). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Name

ProfilePress Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/10/2021 🔍
07/08/2021 +28 days 🔍
07/08/2021 +0 days 🔍
01/06/2025 +1277 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2021-34621 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-34621
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-178028
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 07/08/2021 08:16
Updated: 01/06/2025 00:02
Changes: 07/08/2021 08:16 (38), 07/10/2021 07:07 (2), 07/10/2021 07:13 (1), 01/06/2025 00:02 (25)
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