Improper Privilege Management in WordPress Database Reset - CVE-2020-7047
Published: January 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU24370
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7047
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Chris Berthe
Affected software:
WordPress Database Reset
WordPress Database Reset
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the "wp_users" table does not check the user capabilities and lacks a security nonce. A remote user can send a specially crafted request, reset the "wp_users" table, drop all users from the user table and gain administrative privileges on the target system.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-7047
Install updates from vendor's website.