CVE-2021-4073
CVSS V2 Medium 6.8
CVSS V3 High 8.1
Description
The RegistrationMagic WordPress plugin made it possible for unauthenticated users to log in as any site user, including administrators, if they knew a valid username on the site due to missing identity validation in the social login function social_login_using_email() of the plugin. This affects versions equal to, and less than, 5.0.1.7.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2021-4073
- Assigner
- security@wordfence.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2021-12-14T16:15:09
- Last Modified Date
- 2022-01-21T20:58:39
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:metagauss:registrationmagic:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | 1 | OR | 5.0.1.7 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 6.8
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- HIGH
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 8.1
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 2.2
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/12/authentication-bypass-vulnerability-patched-in-user-registration-plugin/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2021-4073 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2635173/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/trunk/services/class_rm_user_services.php | Patch Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-4073 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-4073 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 06:36:42 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-06 03:49:39 | 2021-12-14T16:15Z | 2021-12-14T16:15:09 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-06 03:49:39 | 2022-01-21T20:58:39 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-06 03:49:39 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |