Information disclosure in Ultimate Member - User Profile & Membership Plugin - #VU18597

 

Information disclosure in Ultimate Member - User Profile & Membership Plugin - #VU18597

Published: May 24, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU18597
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 7.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to the lack of validation when change the file name wp-config.php from the profile form. A remote authorized attacker can read and delete wp-config.php file to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.


Affected software

Ultimate Member - User Profile & Membership Plugin

Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Ultimate Member - User Profile & Membership Plugin - update to 2.0.46

External References

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