Directorist Plugin up to 7.5.4 on WordPress Password Reset input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Directorist Plugin up to 7.5.4 on WordPress. This affects an unknown part of the component Password Reset Handler. Such manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2023-1888. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Directorist Plugin up to 7.5.4 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Password Reset Handler. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 06/02/2023. The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-1888 since 04/05/2023. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at packetstormsecurity.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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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CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.8

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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CNA Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/05/2023 🔍
06/02/2023 +58 days 🔍
06/02/2023 +0 days 🔍
04/10/2026 +1042 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 2920100
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-1888 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-1888
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-230540
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 06/02/2023 12:33
Updated: 04/10/2026 01:05
Changes: 06/02/2023 12:33 (36), 06/29/2023 09:49 (2), 06/29/2023 09:51 (13), 06/26/2024 00:26 (22), 04/10/2026 01:05 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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