CVE-2020-7048 Missing authorization in n/a
Unauthenticated attackers can reset database tables, deleting site content, due to missing authorization checks in the WP Database Reset plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-7048?
CVE-2020-7048 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Jan 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WordPress plugin, WP Database Reset through 3.1, contains a flaw that allowed any unauthenticated user to reset any table in the database to the initial WordPress set-up state (deleting all site content stored in that table), as demonstrated by a wp-admin/admin-post.php?db-reset-tables[]=comments URI.
Weakness: CWE-306
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-7048?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Webfactoryltd Wp Database Reset.
How do I fix CVE-2020-7048?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-7048 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2020-7048 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7048 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vpjw-897g-6wwv.