Description

WordPress Plugin User Verification is prone to a security bypass vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to perform otherwise restricted actions and subsequently log in as any user. WordPress Plugin User Verification version 1.0.93 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 1.0.94 or latest

References

https://lana.codes/lanavdb/eeabe1d3-6f64-400a-8fb2-0865efdf6957/

https://sploitus.com/exploit?id=WPEX-ID:1EEE10A8-135F-4B76-8289-C381FF1F51EA

https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/user-verification/trunk/readme.txt

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Severity

High

Classification

CVE-2022-4693 CWE-287 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update Authentication Bypass