ID:3016 - Exploit for Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in bbPress - CVE-2020-13693

 
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ID:3016 - Exploit for Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in bbPress - CVE-2020-13693

Published: June 4, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU28541
Vulnerability risk: High
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-13693
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
bbPress

Link to public exploit:


Vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions when new user registration is enabled, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.