Vulnerability · Published Mar 11, 2024 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2024-1290Formidable Registration < 2.12 - Contributor+ Arbitrary User Password Reset To Account Takeover
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in User Registration from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 46% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 53.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The User Registration WordPress plugin before 2.12 does not prevent users with at least the contributor role from rendering sensitive shortcodes, allowing them to generate, and leak, valid password reset URLs, which they can use to take over any accounts.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | User Registration | 0 – before 2.12 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a60187d4-9491-435a-bc36-8dd348a1ffa3/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description