Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-25032

Potential exploit
The PublishPress Capabilities WordPress plugin before 2.3.1, PublishPress Capabilities Pro WordPress plugin before 2.3.1 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks when updating the plugin's settings via the init hook, and does not ensure that the options to be updated belong to the plugin. As a result, unauthenticated attackers could update arbitrary blog options, such as the default role and make any new registered user with an administrator role.
Published 2022-01-10 16:15:09
Updated 2022-12-09 18:13:37
Source WPScan
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Cross-site request forgery (CSRF)

Products affected by CVE-2021-25032

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-25032

EPSS FAQ
37.32%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 97 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2021-25032

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
7.5
 HIGH AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
10.0
6.4
 NIST
9.8
 CRITICAL CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.9
5.9
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2021-25032

  • The web application does not, or cannot, sufficiently verify whether a request was intentionally provided by the user who sent the request, which could have originated from an unauthorized actor.
    Assigned by:
    • contact@wpscan.com (Secondary)
    • nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
  • The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
    Assigned by:
    • contact@wpscan.com (Secondary)
    • nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2021-25032

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