CVE-2020-7047

The WordPress plugin, WP Database Reset through 3.1, contains a flaw that gave any authenticated user, with minimal permissions, the ability (with a simple wp-admin/admin.php?db-reset-tables[]=users request) to escalate their privileges to administrator while dropping all other users from the table.

CVSS v3.0 8.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.5 MEDIUM

8.8^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/01/easily-exploitable-vulnerabilities-patched-in-wp-database-reset-plugin/	Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-database-reset/#developers	Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10028	Third Party Advisory

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:webfactoryltd:wp_database_reset:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

Information

Published : 2020-01-16 13:15

Updated : 2020-01-24 12:45

NVD link : CVE-2020-7047

Mitre link : CVE-2020-7047

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

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Products Affected

webfactoryltd

wp_database_reset

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